Rajesh Yadav (cricketer)

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Fullname
Nandlal Rajesh Yadav
Born (1965-02-20) 20 February 1965 (age 60)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Rajesh Yadav
Personal information
Full name
Nandlal Rajesh Yadav
Born (1965-02-20) 20 February 1965 (age 60)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsShivlal Yadav (brother), Arjun Yadav (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1984/85–1993/94Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 60 6
Runs scored 997 45
Batting average 18.12 9.00
100s/50s 0/7 0/0
Top score 75* 24
Balls bowled 7,634 204
Wickets 159 4
Bowling average 30.20 41.25
5 wickets in innings 7 0
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/58 2/36
Catches/stumpings 15/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 February 2016

Nandlal Rajesh Yadav (born 20 February 1965) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

As a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Yadav appeared in 60 first-class and 6 List A matches. His career lasted 10 seasons, starting from 1984/85, during which he represented Hyderabad, South Zone and Wills XI. He made his first-class debut at the age of 19 in December 1984 against Andhra and picked 4/65 and 7/64 in that match.[1] He was part of the Hyderabad team that won the 1986–87 Ranji Trophy, their second Ranji title. He took a five-wicket haul against Delhi in the final which Hyderabad won on first innings lead.[2] He played for Wills XI in the Wills Trophy later that season and was named in the probables for the 1987 Cricket World Cup.[3] Yadav finished his first-class career in December 1993 with 159 wickets at an average of 30.20, including seven five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket hauls.[4]

Yadav became a cricket coach after retirement. He worked as the head coach of Hyderabad in the 2000s.[5] He later worked as a coach at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Satellite Academy and trained young fast bowlers at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad.[6] Yadav also officiated in several matches as the match referee[7] and worked as a selector for HCA.[3]

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