Kuldeep Yadav’s Stormy Bowling Earns Him Long-Awaited Award

Team India made an epic start in the Asia Cup 2025 under the leadership of captain Suryakumar Yadav; India defeated UAE by 9 wickets. The hero of this victory was Kuldeep Yadav, who pushed the opposition batsmen completely on the back foot with his amazing spells. After seven years, he received the Player of the Match award in T20 International. He took 4 wickets for 7 runs in just 2.1 overs and made India's victory easy.

Kuldeep Yadav's magic was seen in the 13th over of the innings. He turned the match in India's favor by taking three wickets in a single over. With this performance, he also equaled Sachin Tendulkar's record; now Kuldeep has taken three wickets four times in the Asia Cup. Ravindra Jadeja holds the record for doing this the most number of times from India (5 times). Kuldeep Yadav was last selected Player of the Match in 2018 after taking three wickets against the West Indies at Eden Gardens. After this, after a long wait, he got this honor against the UAE in the 2025 Asia Cup. It is worth noting that he played his last T20 International against South Africa in June 2024. Kuldeep, who returned to the team after almost a year, made an incredible impact and gave a new direction to his career.

Rahul Chopra was out on the fourth ball of the second over, sending Mohammad Wasim to the pavilion in the same over, and Harshit Kaushik became a victim on the very next ball. Haider Ali's wicket fell on the first ball of the 14th over. In this way, Kuldeep destroyed the UAE innings by taking four wickets in just 13 balls. In the presentation after the match, Kuldeep said, "I thank my trainer Adrian." I was constantly working on bowling and fitness. I try to bowl at the right length and read the batsman's thinking.