Full Name
Upendra Diwansingh Yadav
Birth Date
October 8, 1996
Other Name
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Role
Wicket Keeper Batter
Birth Place
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting Style
Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
IPL Debut
2023
Team
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Upendra Diwansingh Yadav is an Indian first – class cricketer who plays for Railways.
Early life
Upendra Yadav is the youngest son of retired sub – inspector of Uttar Pradesh police, Dewan Singh Yadav and grew up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
As a 12 year old, Upendra Yadav trained for two years at the Kanpur South Ground under S.N. Singh. And at 14, moved to Kamala Cricket Academy to be coached by former Uttar Pradesh captain Sashikant Khandekar.
His elder brother, Varun Yadav, took care of all his training needs and guided him during his formative years. Upendra Yadav says of him: “My brother gave up his dream of becoming a cricketer for me. Right from 6 am till evening, he would stick around me – guiding me and taking care of all things I required to keep myself focused on my game”.
Upendra Yadav graduated in Science and works for Indian Railways as junior clerk in the engineering department of North Eastern Railway’s Lucknow division.
Domestic Career
- First – class debut: for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016 – 17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016
- List A debut: for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017 – 18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 Franchise Career
- He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.25 Lakh, in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
BATTING & FIELDING STATISTICS |
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| 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 STATISTICS |
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| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
CAREER STATISTICS |
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| Competition | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 39 | 30 | 30 |
| Runs Scored | 1721 | 931 | 646 |
| Batting Average | 43.0 | 42.31 | 26.91 |
| 100s / 50s | 5/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 |
| Top Score | 203* | 112 | 70* |
| Catches / Stumpings | 128/18 | 30/5 | 19/12 |
UPENDRA YADAV’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY |
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|---|---|---|
| Year | Price | Team |
| 2023 | 25 Lakh | Hyderabad |