Kuldeep Yadav chasing World Cup glory with India after strong Yorkshire CCC cameo
After a strong cameo for Yorkshire at the back end of their County Championship season, Kuldeep Yadav is now looking to take that form onto the international stage.
Yadav had an excellent summer playing for Yorkshire in the 2026 County Championship, featuring in three matches and taking 10 wickets and scoring 54 runs against Surrey, Essex and Somerset.
His best performance with the bat and the ball came in the match against Essex as he scored 36 runs in the first innings. He followed up his performance with the bat by picking up four wickets and conceding 70 runs in the first innings and then six wickets while conceding 50 runs in the second to finish with the match figures of 10-120.
Yadav, 31, came to Yorkshire as an established senior player in the Indian cricket setup having made his debut back in 2017 against Australia. He boasts an impressive trophy cabinet having won the T20 World Cup twice, the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy as well as three Asia Cup titles.
The only trophy missing is the ICC ODI World Cup which he came close to winning as India lost the final against Australia in 2023. As the 2027 ODI World Cup now approaches, Yadav would be looking to finally get his hands on cricket’s biggest prize.
He recently featured for India in the series against West Indies where he picked up 10 wickets across three ODIs and two T20Is. He also ended the ODI series as the highest wicket taker with seven wickets across the matches he featured in.
Yadav has come into the India team for the fourth and fifth legs of the ongoing one-day series with New Zealand.
He remains one of the most lethal left arm spinners that India have. He has played 199 matches for India across all formats, picking up 379 wickets at an economy rate of 4.86.
After strong performances across 2026, Yadav remains a key player as India gear up for a busy schedule that includes three ODIs and three T20Is against Sri Lanka at home in December. India will then host Zimbabwe in January 2027.
After his impressive spell for Yorkshire, Yadav will look to maintain that form and finally get his hands on the ICC ODI World Cup in Africa in March.