Upendra Singh Yadav is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Railways. He has also played for the Rest of India and Uttar Pradesh. Yadav started his cricketing journey with the Uttar Pradesh Under-16s at the age of 26. He is predominantly a wicket-keeper batsman but can also come in handy with the ball. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.
Upendra Yadav was born on October 8, 1996, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and he is currently 26 years of age at the time of IPL 2023. He grew up in Uttar Pradesh and got his cricket education from a very young age and started catching the eye and was selected for the Uttar Pradesh under-16 side. Upendra Singh is a domestic cricket player who has played in all three formats of the game.
He made his debut for Uttar Pradesh in a T20 match against Railways in Nagpur in April 2014. In first-class cricket, Upendra made his debut for Uttar Pradesh against Railways in Rajkot in November 2016. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh against Delhi in Bilaspur in February 2018.
Yadav has a frame of 5 feet 9 inches and a body weight of 71 kg. He was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 25 lakhs in the IPL 2023 auction. A clean hitter and a solid wicket-keeper, he could prove to be a solid asset for the Hyderabad franchise.
Upendra Singh Yadav Biography
| Full name | Upendra Diwansingh Yadav |
| Nick Name | |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | 8 October 1996 |
| Birth Place | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
| Profession | |
| Country | |
| Cricket Role | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Father name | Dewan Singh (Retired Sub Inspector of Uttar Pradesh) |
| Mother name | |
| Siblings | |
| Marital Status | UnMarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | Graduated |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Current Residence | |
| Nationality | |
| Batting Style | Right-hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-hand bat |
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| International Debut | |
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Upendra Singh Yadav Physical Statistics
| Height | 6’0″ (182cm) |
| Weight | 69 kgs. |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | 39-30-12 |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Upendra Singh Yadav Profile
Upendra Yadav is an Indian Cricketer who recently played for Railway in Domestic cricket as a Better, Wicket-keeper since 2022, he is a right-handled batsman and Right-arm offbreak bowler and Wicket-Keeper. Upendra previously Played for Uttar Pradesh in domestic from 2016 to 2021. Upendra is also playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian premier league as a Wicket-keeper Better.
Upendra Yadav was born on 8 October 1996 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Upendra had a great desire to play cricket since childhood. He started playing cricket at a young age. His elder brother has a lot of support in making Upendra a famous cricketer. Upendra’s brother got him enrolled at the age of 12 in the Kanpur South Ground Academy under coach SN Singh, Yadav practised for two years.
After that He practiced under the directorship of former Uttar Pradesh team captain Sashikant Khandekar at the Kamala Cricket Academy. After hard work, Upendra started playing domestic matches for Uttar Pradesh. Upendra made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh against Railway on 29 November 2016 in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Delhi Team on 5 February 2018.
Seeing his good Performance in domestic IPL selectors got him a chance to play in IPL. In the 2023 Ipl Auction Upendra Yadav was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the price of 25 Lakhs Rs for the 2023 Indian Premier League Tournament and he is yet to make his Ipl Debut.
Upendra Yadav Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 45 | 60 | 12 | 1950 | 203* | 40.62 | 3412 | 57.15 | 5 | 9 | 243 | 20 | 151 | 22 |
| List A | 41 | 37 | 6 | 1210 | 112 | 39.03 | 1313 | 92.15 | 2 | 6 | 119 | 27 | 43 | 10 |
| T20s | 37 | 36 | 8 | 947 | 103* | 33.82 | 700 | 135.28 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 43 | 24 | 14 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 45 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 5.00 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20s | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Upendra Singh Yadav IPL Auction Price History
| Year | Auction Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 lakh | Hyderabad |
Upendra Singh Yadav’s Social Media Accounts
| Upendra Yadav (@upendra204) | |
| Wikipedia | Upendra Yadav (cricketer) |
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- Upendra Yadav is an Indian Cricketer who recently played for Railway in Domestic cricket as a Better, Wicket-keeper since 2022, he is a Right Handed batsman and Right-arm break bowler and Wicket-Keeper.
- Upendra previously Played for Uttar Pradesh domestic from 2016 to 2021.
- Upendra is also playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian premier league as a Wicket-keeper Better.
- His elder brother Varun Yadav has a lot of support in making Upendra a famous cricketer.
- Upendra’s father Dewan Yadan is a Retired Sub Inspector of Uttar Pradesh.
- In 2017 Upendra got a job with India Railway and he worked in Indian Railways for three years as a junior clerk in the engineering department of North Eastern Railway’s Lucknow division.
- After that He get an offer from the Railway team to play Domestic cricket for Railway but at that time He refused to play for the team because at that time Upendra was playing for Uttar Pradesh’s serious team.
- Upendra made his T20 Debut for Uttar Pradesh against Railway on 5 April 2014.
- Upendra made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh against Railway on 29 November 2016 in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy.
- He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Delhi Team on 5 February 2018.
- In the 2023 Ipl Auction Upendra Yadav was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the price of 25 Lakhs Rs for the 2023 Indian Premier League Tournament.
