Radha Yadav: Journey from Poverty to International Cricket, Biography

Radha Yadav’s name is being taken in every house today. Yes why not? In the Women’s World T20, the person who leads India’s invincible chariot is tied on his head.

Her performance in Women’s World T20, 2022 is highly appraised by everyone and she is seen as rising star of women’s cricket who finished the league match on top of Group A after beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets.

Radha Yadav also received the title of “Player of the match” for this match.

Life Introduction of Radha Yadav

Real Name	Radha Prakash Yadav
Famous Name	Radha Yadav
Profession	Cricketer
Date of Birth	21 April, 2000
Place of Birth	Ajoshi, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Father’s Name	Om Prakash Yadav
Height	5 Feet 4 Inch
Batting style	Right Handed
Coach	Prafulla Nayak
School	KN Inter College, Banki
Religion	Hindu
Education	12th Standard

Early Life of Radha Yadav Cricketer

Radha Yadav was originally born in Ajoshi village of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. She did her initial schooling from the village itself.

She completed her intermediate examination from from KN Inter College Banki.

She is youngest of the four siblings. Radha Yadav’s father was associated with the dairy industry and had a small shop for daily necessities items.

Radha Yadav’s Love for Cricket

Radha had love for cricket since very starting. She starting playing it just at the age of six only. Radha had come to Mumbai from Uttar Pradesh to take cricket coaching with her father.

His father’s original residence is Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His sister’s name is Suman Yadav. His coach’s name is Prafulla Nayak. Radha is the youngest of four siblings.

She would often play with the local boys of her society, as a result people would make fun of her. Where she was noticed by his coach Prafulla Nayak. He continued to teach Radha from the age of 12. He later transferred her from “Anandibai Damodar Kale Vidyalaya” to “Our Lady of Remedy“, Kandivali in 2013 to practice. Here she also attended Vidya Kunj School.

Radha did not have the money to buy a cricket kit and a bat. Then she used to try making wooden bats. Her father used to drop her by bicycle till the stadium in Rajendra Nagar, 3 km from the house. While returning back to home sometimes she would take a Tempo or by foot many times.

Radha Yadav’s International Cricket Debut

1. On 13 February 2018, Radha made debut in women’s 20-20 international match against the South Africa women’s cricket team. She was then selected in the Indian squad for the ICC Women’s World 20-20 tournament organised in the West Indies in October 2018. In this tournament, Radha was the joint leading wicket-taker for India with 8 wickets in 5 matches.
2. In January 2020, she was re-selected in the Indian squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. On 9 November 2020, Radha became the first T20 player of the Women’s T20 Challenge to take 5 wickets in the final of the Women’s T20 match.
3. In February 2021, she was selected in India’s Women’s One Day International squad for their series against South Africa.
4. She made her ODI debut for India against South Africa on 14 March 2021.
5. In May 2021, she was selected in India’s Test squad for her only match against the England women’s cricket team.
6. She also played cricket for the Sydney Sixers in the Women’s Big Bash League in 2021.

Radha Yadav Domestic Cricket

• Radha Yadav plays cricket for regional teams like Mumbai, Baroda and West Zone.
• She has played four first-class matches, 13 List A matches and 16 Women’s Twenty-20 matches.
• She made her debut in the major domestic cricket match against Kerala on 10 January 2015.
• Radha got 7 wickets in the match against Sri Lanka women’s team.
• Finishing the league match at the top of Group A was awarded the “Player of the Match”.

Earnings of Radha Yadav Cricketer

Radha would get only ten to fifteen thousand rupees while playing for Domestic cricket. However, after signing the contract with BCCI, she has started getting Rs. 10 lakh. Now this amount is around three million Rupees.

With her first earning, Radha bought a shop for her father. Now Radha wants to buy a house so that she can live comfortably with the whole family in it.

Awards of Radha Yadav Cricketer

• Radha Yadav got the “Player of the Match” award in the Western Zone Under-23 women’s cricket team.
• In the year 2018, he won the prize of “Emerging Cricketer”.
• She received the “Best Bowler” award in the West Zone Under-23 women’s team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is Radha Yadav?
Ans: Radhav Yadav is Indian Women’s cricketer

Q: Which village does Radha Yadav belong to?
Ans: Ajoshi, Uttar Pradesh