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Kuldeep Yadav: Bags of international experience

Yorkshire sign Indian international Yadav

Yorkshire have received a boost ahead of their One Day Cup and late-season championship campaign with the signing of Indian left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who’ll play in five of the One Day Cup matches and three of the last six championship games. Gavin Hamilton broke the news to WRF's Jonathan Doidge at Scarborough on Tuesday.

22.07.26, 09:00 Updated 22.07.26, 17:43 3 Minute Read

Jonathan Doidge

Jonathan Doidge

31-year-old Yadav has played 18 Tests, 121 ODIs and 54 T20Is for his country and has represented Mumbai Indians and most recently Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.

He’s also scored a first class hundred and has been part of the India team that has just played in both a Test and ODI against Afghanistan. It will be his first experience of English domestic cricket.

Yorkshire CCC’s general manager Gavin Hamilton was at Scarborough for the first One Day Cup match of 2026 against Hampshire, where he spoke to WRF’s Jonathan Doidge about Yadav:

On the announcement of his signature, Yadav said: “I’m really pleased to be joining Yorkshire and grateful for this opportunity. It will be a real privilege to represent a Club with such a proud history.

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