Indian cricketer Lalit Yadav was born on January 3, 1997. He is a member of the IPL. While playing for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy for the 2017–18 season, he made his first-class debut on November 17, 2017. On January 9, 2018, he made his debut in the Twenty20 competition for Delhi in the Zonal T20 League for the 2017–18 season. On the 15th of February in 2018, he made his debut for Delhi in the List A competition during the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Before the start of the 2020 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Capitals decided to purchase him via the IPL auction in the year 2020. During the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League competition, which took place in February 2022, the Delhi Capitals once again purchased his services. Yadav got his first century in first-class cricket in the latter part of the same month when he hit 177 runs against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy competition for the 2021–22 season.
On Wednesday, during the Indian Premier League 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, Lalit Yadav was able to wow the Chepauk fans with his incredible performance on the pitch. Lalit, a right-arm spinner, successfully removed Ajinkya Rahane, a hitter for CSK, off his bowling. The umpire, Chris Gaffaney, was so impressed by Lalit’s performance that he was in awe of his skill.
Lalit Yadav Biography
| Name | Lalit Yadav |
| Full Name | Lalit Yadav |
| Date of Birth | 3 January 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Delhi |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Zile Singh Yadav |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | Tarun Yadav |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Allrounder |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm off-break |
| ODI Debut | NA |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still playing |
During the 2019 season, the Capitals selected Lalit, a finisher who not only hits hard but also bowls off-spin, for a base fee of Rs 20 lakh, which is equivalent to around $28,000 in US currency. However, it wasn’t until the year 2021 that he even participated in a game for them. In the beginning, he was a wicketkeeper-batter even though he was not very skilled with the gloves. It was also important to take into consideration the inherent disadvantages that come with being a wicketkeeper.
Lalit explains that there can be only one wicketkeeper on a team at any one time. Many children used to show up for tryouts; two or three of them might even end up becoming a members of the team that was already in existence. It was a very little opportunity for me. Additionally, wicketkeepers are not often considered for the Man-of-the-Match award. As a result, there was no prize to bring back to the house. It was not until the year 2016 that he became a focal point of attention.
During that year, he struck six sixes in an over twice in four months while playing club cricket. For Sporting Club, the inaugural match was a Twenty20 League match versus Madras Club, which took place at the Feroz Shah Kotla and was part of the Delhi and District Cricket Association in Delhi. During the second match, which took place in the JK Memorial Twenty20 event, he was competing for Friends Club against Ashva Broin.
Although he received some fame as a result of it, he claims that the day he began playing for Air India was the one that changed his life. In Delhi’s Under-19 squad, I was not getting an opportunity to play. It was then that I received a phone call from Sanjay Dobal sir, who was working as an assistant manager with Air India at the time. When I was playing at the U-14 level, he encouraged me to participate as a guest player in a local competition. During that event, I scored a double-hundred in a game that lasted for forty overs. As a result, he was aware that there was a man from Najafgarh.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 25 | 5 | 295 | 48* | 21.07 | 278 | 106.12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 38 | 13.20 | 59 | 111.86 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 161 | 48* | 23.00 | 146 | 110.27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 22* | 34.00 | 73 | 93.15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 25 | 270 | 369 | 10 | 2/11 | 36.90 | 8.20 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 78 | 118 | 2 | 1/29 | 59.00 | 9.08 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 108 | 150 | 4 | 2/11 | 37.50 | 8.33 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 84 | 101 | 4 | 2/13 | 25.25 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
Within the context of an Indian Premier League match that took place on Sunday, Lalit Yadav of Delhi Capitals hit 48 runs off of 38 balls to lead his side to victory against Mumbai Indians. An all-rounder from Delhi, who was acquired by Delhi Cricket Club in the Indian Premier League auction for Rs 65 lakh, established a partnership with Axar Patel that won the match and astonished the Mumbai Indians on the field.
In February 2018, the child who was born in Delhi made his debut in the List A competition, which was the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the Ranji Trophy competition that took place this year, he achieved his first-ever first-class century by hitting 177 runs against Tamil Nadu. This is his second-highest score in Twenty20, second only to his 52 off 25 balls recorded in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy the previous year.
However, he was on the losing side during that T20 competition. Even though he had a different outcome this time, he spoke with Sportstar about the factors that contributed to his success in the huge knock at the Brabourne Stadium. Among players who have played at least one hundred balls in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Yadav has the highest batting average of 58, and he has scored 116 runs in six innings.
