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Kuldeep Yadav

Bowler, India, 18 Tests, 2017-2026. Debut v Australia, 2017

29.0Adjusted bowling average, 60th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 23.5. It could reasonably be anywhere from 25.3 to 36.0.
His T20 ratings
Raw 23.5Adjusted 29.020253035
Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

57JA WarricanWest Indies28.958Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan28.959A FlintoffEngland29.0
60Kuldeep YadavIndia29.0
61I SharmaIndia29.262MS PanesarEngland29.363AM FernandoSri Lanka29.4
Every bowler on one chart
Season by seasonBowling, as recorded
YearWktsRunsAvgEcon
Career77180723.473.56
Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)
PoorAverageGreat
Bowling
Value
Adjusted avg
60
29.1
Volume
Wickets
64
77
5 wkts
79
5
Quality
Average
92
23.47
Strike rate
97
39.5
Economy
23
3.56
Conditions
Away average
91
23.95
Batting
Value
Adjusted avg
15
11.2
Value / inns
16
5.8
Volume
Runs
11
243
Average
17
12.15
Hundreds
43
0
Quality
Strike rate
3
26.6
Consistency
55
Conditions
Away average
30
16.8
Career arc
Batting by opposition
OppInnsRunsAvg100
Bowling by opposition
OppWktsAvgBest5w
Home & away
Home
10.6bat avg
23.31bowl avg
Away
16.8bat avg
23.95bowl avg
Batting by innings
InnsBatRunsAvg
Recent formLast 10 Tests
v Sri Lanka13 & 51/103Galle International Stadium2026-08-15v South Africa19 & 54/163Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati2025-11-22v South Africa1 & 14/66Eden Gardens, Kolkata2025-11-14v West Indies—8/186Arun Jaitley Stadium2025-10-10v West Indies—4/48Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad2025-10-02v New Zealand2 & 63/125M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru2024-10-16v England307/112Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala2024-03-07v England284/44JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi2024-02-23v England4 & 274/96Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot2024-02-15v England8 & 04/131Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam2024-02-02
Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now
Batting
Innings
23
Not outs
3
Runs
243
Average
12.15
Strike rate
26.6
Highest
40
Hundreds
0
Fifties
0
Ducks
4
Bowling
Wickets
77
Average
23.47
Economy
3.56
Strike rate
39.5
Best
5/40
5 wickets
5
10 wkt match
0
Balls
3043