User Question
What are Kuldeep Yadav's IPL career bowling stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Kuldeep Yadav (DC/KKR) IPL career bowling (2016–2025, Cricsheet):
Overall: 102 wickets · Economy 8.08 · Average 27.24 · 2,064 balls bowled
By phase:
Phase Balls Wickets Economy Powerplay (1–6) 60 0 8.70 Middle (7–15) 1,818 83 8.04 Death (16–20) 186 19 8.23 Middle overs = overwhelming primary phase: 83 of 102 career wickets from 1,818 balls. Left-arm wrist spinner (Chinaman). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Kuldeep Yadav is a left-arm wrist spinner ("Chinaman bowler") — spins into right-handers, away from left-handers
- 83 of 102 career wickets (81%) come from the middle overs — almost exclusively a middle-overs operator
- Powerplay: 60 balls, 0 wickets in career — he is NOT deployed to take wickets early
- Economy consistent across all phases (8.04–8.70 range) — wickets come from variations, not suppression
Required Metrics
- Career wickets: 102 · Economy: 8.08
- Middle balls: 1,818 · Middle wkts: 83 · Middle econ: 8.04
- PP: 60 balls, 0 wkts (insufficient for PP wicket-taking)
- Death: 186 balls, 19 wkts, 8.23 econ
Citation Behavior
- Lead with career wickets (102) and economy (8.08).
- Emphasize middle-overs dominance: 83/102 wkts from 1,818 balls.
- Note: left-arm wrist spinner, turns INTO right-handers (Chinaman).
Caveats
- Powerplay: 60 balls, 0 wickets — extremely small PP sample confirms he is not deployed as a PP bowler.
- Franchises: KKR (2016–2019), DC (2020–2025).
- IPL 2026 data tracked separately.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Kuldeep Yadav is a right-arm leg spinner." (Kuldeep Yadav is a LEFT-ARM wrist spinner — commonly called a Chinaman bowler. The ball turns into right-handed batters, which is the opposite direction to a conventional right-arm leg-spinner.)