Nandlal Rajesh Yadav (born 20 February 1965) is an Indian former first-class

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er who represented Hyderabad cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

Career

As a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Yadav appeared in 60 first-class and 6

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matches. His career lasted 10 seasons, starting from 1984/85, during which he represented Hyderabad, South Zone and Wills XI. He made his first-class debut at the age of 19 in December 1984 against Andhra and picked 4/65 and 7/64 in that match. He was part of the Hyderabad team that won the

1986–87 Ranji Trophy The 1986–87 Ranji Trophy was the 53rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Hyderabad won their second title defeating Delhi on first innings lead. Highlights * Carlton Saldanha, who was the top scorer of the season, scored 89, 77, 70, 74, 84, 70 and 1 ...

, their second Ranji title. He took a

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against Delhi in the final which Hyderabad won on first innings lead. He played for Wills XI in the Wills Trophy later that season and was named in the probables for the

1987 Cricket World Cup The 1987 Cricket World Cup (officially known as the Reliance Cup 1987 for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth Cricket World Cup. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outsid ...

. Yadav finished his first-class career in December 1993 with 159 wickets at an average of 30.20, including seven

s and two ten-wicket hauls. Yadav became a cricket coach after retirement. He worked as the head coach of Hyderabad in the 2000s. He later worked as a coach at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Satellite Academy and trained young fast bowlers at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad. Yadav also officiated in several matches as the match referee and worked as a selector for HCA.

Personal life

Yadav's brother Shivlal Yadav played Test and ODI cricket for India, and later worked as the secretary of HCA and interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Shivlal's son Arjun Yadav also played first-class cricket for Hyderabad and South Zone. Rajesh's son Yuvraj Yadav is also a cricketer who represented Hyderabad in age-group cricket.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Rajesh 1965 births Living people Indian cricketers Hyderabad cricketers South Zone cricketers Indian cricket coaches Cricketers from Hyderabad, India