Prince Yadav is an Indian cricketer born on 2 January 1998 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler who plays as a batting allrounder. He built his career in domestic cricket with Uttar Pradesh, where he started with his First-Class debut in June 2022 against Karnataka. He made his List A debut later that year against Tripura, and his T20 debut in October 2023 against Madhya Pradesh.
He gained attention after strong performances in domestic T20 leagues, especially the Delhi Premier League 2024 where he took 13 wickets in 10 innings. He continued his form in SMAT 2024 and Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024, becoming one of Delhi’s top wicket-takers. He was a net bowler for Lucknow Super Giants in 2023. He later earned an IPL contract in 2025 for ₹30 lakh.
Prince Yadav Records and Achievements
In the 2024 season, Prince Yadav played for Purani Delhi 6 and picked up 13 wickets in 10 matches. His ability to change pace without changing action made him stand out. He later earned a white-ball call-up for Delhi.
He made his T20 debut in the 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Uttar Pradesh and took two key wickets, including Nitish Rana and Sameer Rizvi. His strong performances in the domestic season included 11 wickets in SMAT with an economy of 7.54, where he helped them reach the semi-finals. He also led Delhi’s bowling in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 11 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 22.00.
In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought him for ₹30 lakh after his Delhi Premier League form. He played six matches in his debut IPL season and took three wickets. Based on his domestic consistency, LSG retained him ahead of IPL 2026.
Prince Yadav Career Stats
Prince Yadav has played in first-class cricket, where he took 1 wicket in 2 matches with best figures of 1/67. In List A cricket, he took 29 wickets in 14 matches with a best of 4/53 and had one four-wicket haul. In T20 cricket, he took 27 wickets in 24 matches with best figures of 3/36.
With the bat, he had limited impact. In first-class cricket, he scored 7 runs in 2 matches. In List A cricket, he scored 9 runs in 14 matches. In T20s, he made 33 runs in 24 matches with 5 fours.
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 2 | 1 | 1/67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 29 | 4/53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 24 | 27 | 3/36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| FC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Prince Yadav Personal Life
Prince Yadav comes from a small village near Najafgarh in Delhi called Dariyapur Khurd. He grew up in a normal family where his father worked in the railways and later took up farming after retirement. His sister became a government school teacher, and his family initially wanted him to follow a safe job path. But Prince was never interested in studies and spent most of his time playing cricket in village fields.
He started with tennis-ball cricket when he was very young. Until around 17, he had never even used a leather cricket ball. He used to skip school and play tennis-ball matches in nearby villages, and slowly became known in local tournaments. At first, he even paid his own money to play, but later he started earning from it as he travelled to different cities for matches.
His father was strongly against his cricket dream in the beginning and wanted him to focus on exams and a stable career. The turning point came when people like Lalit Yadav noticed his bowling and encouraged him to join proper coaching in Najafgarh.
Prince says tennis-ball cricket shaped his bowling style. He mainly learned to bowl yorkers because that was the only effective option in that format. He could bowl multiple yorkers in an over even before formal training. Later, when he moved to leather-ball cricket, he had to learn swing, seam, and length bowling from coaches like Pradeep Sangwan.
He also credits tennis-ball cricket for improving his arm speed and power, which helps him bowl faster hard-length deliveries in professional cricket today. His skill with yorkers has remained his biggest strength, and all his IPL wickets so far have come from that delivery, including big wickets like Travis Head.
In his early IPL chances, he did not have a perfect season but learned a lot from senior players and coaches like Zaheer Khan. Over time, he has also earned more respect at home, and he says his biggest happiness is now seeing his father proud when people recognize him as “Prince’s father.”
Prince Yadav Contract
Prince Yadav was picked by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for ₹30 lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
He trained under coach Amit Vashistha at Najafgarh and also got guidance from former India U-19 fast bowler Pradeep Sangwan for fitness and development. He also improved through Delhi Premier League cricket and support from DDCA-linked coaches.
FAQs
Q. Where was Prince Yadav born?
A. Prince Yadav was born on 2 January 1998 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Q. When did Prince Yadav make his domestic cricket debut?
A. Prince Yadav made his First-Class debut in June 2022, and his List A debut later in 2022.
Q. How did Prince Yadav enter IPL cricket?
A. Prince Yadav was a net bowler for Lucknow Super Giants in 2023 and later earned an IPL contract in 2025 for ₹30 lakh.
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