| Siddharth Yadav Quick Information | |
|---|---|
| height | 5 feet 10 inches |
| weight | 74 kg |
| Date of birth | 13 August 2003 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| eye color | dark brown |
Siddharth Yadav is an Indian professional cricketer, who came to prominence in February 2022 as a member of the winning Indian team in 2022 ICC (International Cricket Council) Under-19 Cricket World Cup, This was India’s fourth consecutive appearance in the finals of the tournament after losing attempts in 2016 and 2020 and winning campaigns in 2018. This was also the 5th time that India won the trophy after victorious campaigns in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018. A few months before that, in December 2021, Sidharth was part of the Indian team (although he did not make it to the playing XI in any of India’s matches) which won in 2021. acc (Asian Cricket Council) Under-19 Asia Cup, This was the 8th time that India had won the competition out of the 9 editions it had played.
name at birth
Siddharth Yadav
nick name
Jayasuriya
Sun sign
Leo
birth place
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Habitat
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
nationality
Business
professional cricketer
family
- father – Shravan Yadav (shopkeeper)
batting
left handed
bowling
right hand
role
middle order batsman
Jersey number
555 – Youth ODI
Make
strong
height
5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm
weight
74 kg or 163 lbs
Caste / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
hair color
black
eye color
dark brown
sexual orientation
Straight
special features
- toned physique
- side-cropped, pointed hair
- friendly smile
- sport a thin mustache
Siddharth Yadav Facts
- Siddharth had inherited his passion for cricket from his father, Shravan, who dreamed of representing India, but ended up being just a net bowler. Later, Shravan, who runs a grocery store, gave up his business to train his son in the sport. He would often close his shop at 2 pm, take Siddharth to a nearby ground, and throw him away by 6 pm.
- His friends and teammates gave him the nickname ‘Jayasuriya’ as they felt that his game was reminiscent of the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya.
- He could not make it to the playing XI in any of India’s 5 matches in 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup And this trend continued in India’s first match of 2022. ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cupagainst South Africa. Soon after that match, 5 other members of the Indian team including India captain Yash Dhull and Siddarth were tested positive for COVID-19. This meant that all those players had to miss the next (and last) 2 matches of the group stage against Ireland and Uganda.
- Despite missing so many first-choice players, India managed to win those games with ease, top their group and qualify for the quarter-finals. All members of India’s squad that were affected by COVID-19 had recovered in time for that match against Bangladesh, and regular members of the team’s playing XI regained their places.
- However, Nishant Sindhu, who was picked by the team management to captain India in the matches against Ireland and Uganda, has now tested positive for COVID-19. It had opened a place in the middle order which went to Siddharth and he made his youth ODI debut in that match. However, this would be the only match he would play in the tournament as Nishant had recovered enough to reclaim his place in the squad for matches against Australia in the semi-final and England in the final.
Featured image by Siddharth Yadav / Instagram
