A dewy-eyed youngster from Kanpur, Kuldeep Yadav celebrates his birthday today (December 14). .
A dewy-eyed youngster from Kanpur, Kuldeep Yadav created a storm once he made his Test debut for India on March 25, 2017, against Australia.
Kuldeep played in the 2015 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where his hat-trick grabbed all the limelight. Kuldeep became of the rare commodity of bowlers – a left-arm wrist-spinner.
He rode on this mystery element more than his stats to earn an Indian Premier League (IPL) call-up in 2013.
88 intl. caps
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2020
168 intl. wickets
Fastest Indian spinner to 100 ODI wickets
First Indian to take two hat-tricks in international cricket
Wishing #TeamIndia's @imkuldeep18 a very happy birthday
Let's relive his hat-trick against West Indies
Since then Kuldeep never looked back and continued to impress on the international stage in all the forms of the cricket.
So today as the 'Chinaman' celebrates his birthday, a look at the records he has achieved till date.
1. Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul
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Kuldeep Yadav is only the second Indian other than Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take five-wicket hauls in all three formats.
2. Kuldeep Yadav - first left-arm wrist spin bowler
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Kuldeep Yadav was the first left-arm wrist spin bowler to represent India in Test cricket.
3. Kuldeep Yadav's best figures
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Kuldeep Yadav's spell of 10-0-25-6 against England is the best figures by any left-arm spinner in ODIs.
4. Kuldeep Yadav's hat-tricks
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Kuldeep Yadav has the unbelievable feat of being the only Indian bowler with two hat-tricks to his name at the age of just 24.
5. Kuldeep Yadav's milestone of 100 international wickets
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Kuldeep Yadav is also the fastest Indian spinner and third-fastest spinner overall to reach the milestone of 100 international wickets.
