Prince Yadav Biography: Birthday, Career, Stats and Records

Prince Yadav is an Indian right‑arm fast bowler who plays for Delhi, Lucknow Super Giants and the national T20 side.

Prince Yadav is 24 years old. Born 12 December 2001.

By Avinash Sinha · 19 min ago

Prince Yadav, an Indian right‑arm fast bowler, was born on 12 December 2001 in Dariyapur Khurd, a village near Najafgarh, Delhi, although later investigations confirmed his actual date of birth as 10 June 1996. He represents Delhi in domestic cricket, Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League, and has featured for the Indian national team in T20 internationals.

Yadav progressed from tennis‑ball cricket to the professional arena, making his first‑class debut in 2024 and earning a place in India’s limited‑overs squads by 2026.

Prince Yadav: quick facts

Full name: Q135225700
Born: 12 December 2001
Team: India
Teams: Delhi cricket team, Lucknow Super Giants

Prince Yadav’s early life

Yadav grew up in Dariyapur Khurd, a village near Najafgarh in Delhi. His father, Ram Niwas Yadav, was employed by the Indian Railways before taking up farming after retirement, and his sister works as a government school teacher. He played only tennis‑ball cricket until the age of 17 and had not handled a leather ball before that, developing his fast‑bowling skills later in his teenage years.

Prince Yadav’s domestic career

Yadav made his first‑class debut for Delhi against Jammu & Kashmir in the 2023–24 Ranji Trophy on 12 January 2024. In the 2024 Delhi Premier League T20, he played for Purani Delhi 6, taking 13 wickets in 10 matches, which earned him a white‑ball call‑up for Delhi. He debuted in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 23 November 2024, claiming two crucial wickets against Uttar Pradesh. The following day he was bought by Lucknow Super Giants in the 2025 IPL auction for ₹30 Lakhs and made his IPL debut on 24 March 2025 against Delhi Capitals, later being retained for the 2026 season. In his debut SMAT season he claimed 11 wickets at an economy of 7.54, becoming Delhi’s leading wicket‑taker and helping the side reach the semi‑final. He made his List A debut on 21 December 2024 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, finishing the tournament with 11 wickets in six matches at an average of 22.00.

Prince Yadav’s international career

Yadav received his first national call‑up in May 2026 for the ODI series against Afghanistan and debuted on 17 June 2026, taking two wickets. He was selected for the two‑match T20I series against Ireland later that month, making his T20I debut on 28 June 2026 and claiming three wickets, including a six on his first ball – only the third Indian to achieve this after Suryakumar Yadav and Ramandeep Singh. Between October and November 2026 he featured in six T20Is, scoring 31 runs in four innings (highest 18) and taking three wickets, with best figures of 1/30.

Prince Yadav’s records and achievements

Yadav’s six on the first ball of his T20I career placed him among a select group of Indian players, joining Suryakumar Yadav and Ramandeep Singh. He was Delhi’s highest wicket‑taker in his debut SMAT season, finishing with 11 wickets at an economy of 7.54 and helping the side reach the semi‑final. His recent T20I statistics show 31 runs in four innings with a top score of 18, and three wickets with best figures of 1/30 across six matches.

Prince Yadav’s personal life

Yadav’s father, Ram Niwas Yadav, worked for the Indian Railways before turning to farming, and his sister is employed as a government school teacher. In 2020/21 and 2021/22 he was banned from domestic cricket by the BCCI after being found guilty of age fraud; he had submitted a birth certificate showing 12 December 2001, but the board’s investigation based on his class‑tenth certificate established his true date of birth as 10 June 1996.