Radha Yadav Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Radha Yadav

• Radha Yadav is an Indian cricketer (bowler). A right-hand batter and sluggish left-arm orthodox bowler, Radha is the primary feminine cricketer from the Gujarat cricket group to discover a place within the Indian ladies’s cricket group.

• Radha was born prematurely within the seventh month.

• She grew up in a lower-middle-class family in Mumbai.

• Yadav was not so good at lecturers, nevertheless, she excelled at sports activities since childhood. She grew up enjoying a number of video games together with cricket, badminton, kabaddi, and kho kho.

• Once, whereas Radha was enjoying gully cricket together with her associates in her society’s compound, Praful naik, a cricket coach, noticed her. Impressed together with her distinctive bowling and fielding abilities at such a younger age, Naik supplied Radha to coach underneath him. Yadav was 12 years previous at the moment. While speaking in regards to the incident in an interview, Radha stated,
  

  He spoke to my dad to hunt his permission and my dad agreed. Praful Sir began coaching me in Mumbai.”

• Thereafter, she started studying the nuances of cricket from Praful on the Shiv Seva floor in Borivli. Talking about her preliminary coaching days in an interview, Yadav stated,
  

  Back then, we had solely 3-4 ladies attending the observe classes. Initially, I’d use different gamers’ package. I received my very own solely when my coach was satisfied that I might play hard-ball cricket.”

• In 2013, Radha’s coach urged her to shift to Our Lady of Remedy High School, Kandivali West, Mumbai, as her earlier college didn’t provide an enough sports activities surroundings.

• After admitting to Our Lady of Remedy, Radha started enjoying cricket for her college’s cricket group. She gave an applauding efficiency on the DSO, a school-level cricket match.

• A turning level got here in her life when her coach Praful Naik determined to shift to Vadodara together with his family. At that point Radha too determined to shift to Vadodara and searched for her father’s permission to take action. After her father accredited of it, she moved to the town. She was simply 15 years previous throughout that point.
  

  Radha Yadav throughout her observe session

• In Vadodara, she studied at Vidya Kunj School and in addition performed for the varsity’s cricket group.

• Initially, she made a spot for herself within the Indian ladies’s Under-19 cricket group, however, she couldn’t play any Under-19 match as she was down with dengue fever for a very long time. After she recovered from her illnesses, she had crossed the age restrict. She then discovered a spot for herself within the Mumbai seniors group.

• Playing for Mumbai, Radha made her home cricket debut on 10 January 2015. She performed her debut match towards Kerala. She performed for the Mumbai ladies’s group for round a yr.

• Subsequently, she represented Baroda ladies’s cricket group in home tournaments. Taking 9 wickets and scoring unbeaten 32 runs in six T20 matches for Baroda throughout a match, Radha secured a spot for herself within the Indian ladies’s squad for the T20 worldwide collection towards South Africa in 2018. Sharing her feelings about the identical in an interview, Radha stated,
  

  I all the time hoped to attain one thing in cricket. I all the time backed myself. My solely want was to put on the India jersey and sing the nationwide anthem. So, when all this was taking place, I couldn’t management my tears.”

  

  Radha Yadav together with her group Baroda

• Yadav, alongside together with her teammates, gained the Vadodara International Marathon Relay (10 km) in 2016.
  

  Radha Yadav after profitable the Vadodara International Marathon Relay

• On 13 February 2018, she performed her first worldwide Twenty20 match towards the South African Women’s group; In the match, Yadav completed with the figures 0-21.

• In the identical yr, she was named within the Indian squad for ICC Women’s World Twenty20 match within the West Indies; Radha took probably the most variety of wickets for India together with Poonam Yadav; each took 8 wickets every.

• In 2019, she represented the IPL Supernovas group within the Women’s T20 Challenge; her group gained the match.
  

  Radha Yadav together with her IPL group after profitable the Women’s T20 Challenge 2019

• On 9 November 2020, Radha performed for IPL Supernovas within the Women’s T20 Challenge; enjoying towards Trailblazers within the finals, Radha took 5 wickets and have become the primary T20 participant within the Women’s T20 Challenge to take action.
  

  Radha Yadav representing Supernovas within the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020

• Radha additionally performs for Sydney Sixers, a home Australian group that competes within the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). She has represented Sydney Sixers in numerous WBBL matches in 2021 and 2022.
  

  Radha Yadav enjoying for Sydney Sixers towards Melbourne Renegades in a WBBL match at Lilac Hill Park in Perth

• She performed for IPL Velocity within the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2022.
  

  Radha Yadav as part of the IPL Velocity group

• In January 2020, Radha turned a part of the Indian ladies’s group that performed within the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
  

  Radha yadav celebrating a wicket (taken by her)

• Her Women’s One Day International (WODI) debut got here in 2021, on 14 March, enjoying for India towards South Africa.
  

  Radha Yadav hitting her supply stride in a match

• In May 2021, Radha secured a spot within the Indian Test squad for his or her one-off match towards the England ladies’s cricket group.

• Yadav has performed a number of List ‘A’ matches for group India.
  

  Radha Yadav throughout a cricket match

• In her spare time, she likes to look at movies, dance, and journey.

• A motorcycle fanatic, Radha loves driving sports activities bikes.
  

  Radha Yadav driving a motorbike

• She is keen on sweets and ice-creams, nevertheless, she refrains from them to maintain herself match.

• Her dad and mom have all the time been supportive of her cricket profession. However, he was involved about offering for her teaching payment and tools expenses initially as his store didn’t assure a hard and fast revenue. During an interview, whereas speaking about it Omprakash Yadav stated,
  

  I by no means had an issue with Radha enjoying cricket, however my fear was assembly bills. When Sir (Naik) stated that he would take care of all of the bills, I didn’t suppose twice.”

• In a media dialog, Yadav revealed that her father tried his greatest to maintain her away from the monetary worries that her family was going through, nevertheless, she couldn’t keep resistant to it. Talking in regards to the hardships that her father needed to undergo on daily basis in an interview, she stated,
  

  I test with my father on daily basis whether or not he confronted any drawback from the BMC. His response is all the time optimistic. He ensures my cricket stays unaffected by all these issues, however I do know he’s underneath loads of stress. He wakes up at 4 am to inventory the store and each night time he takes the objects again residence.

  

  Radha Yadav’s father at his makeshift store on a footpath in Kandivli West, Mumbai

• In an interview, Radha revealed that the primary time she watched cricket on TV was in 2011; she watched the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Not coy about her ignorance of the sport, she additionally shared that she didn’t know that girls additionally performed on the worldwide degree till she herself began enjoying home cricket. Yadav revealed that she got here to find out about standard Indian feminine cricket gamers like Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami after she began enjoying the sport. In the identical interview, she went on to share that she initially thought that she would play with boys, however later realised that it was not attainable.

• A health fanatic, Radha follows a strict exercise routine to take care of her health.
  

  Radha Yadav contained in the fitness center

• Radha owns a Honda City automotive.
  

  Radha Yadav posing together with her automotive

• She is managed by the strategic sports activities advertising and expertise administration firm Baseline Ventures.

• In an interview, whereas speaking about her preliminary cricketing days, Radha stated,
  

  I’ve performed and loved tennis cricket rather a lot. Tennis cricket has helped me in my fielding. Initially began with quick bowling, however sir informed me to strive spin bowling. I loved batting greater than bowling and I nonetheless do.”

• In an interview, she was requested how her family reacted to her choice within the Indian ladies’s cricket group. She replied,
  

  It was surreal. My dad was shedding tears of pleasure and my mom was hugging me out of happiness. You can’t clarify that feeling in phrases. I used to be 12 once I began season-ball cricket, enjoying India in simply 5 years is nothing lower than a dream.”

• In an interview, sharing probably the most memorable second of her cricketing profession, Radha stated,
  

  My debut for India A towards Bangladesh Women’s group final yr was very particular the place I bowled 4 overs, gave simply 4 runs and took 2 wickets.”

• Yadav is sweet associates with the Indian all-rounder Jemimah Rodrigues. In an interview, whereas speaking about her previous affiliation with Jemimah, Radha stated,
  

  I keep in mind enjoying towards Jemimah loads of occasions throughout college days. We have been opponents again then, however now are superb associates. She used to play for St. Joseph and I used to be enjoying for Our Lady of Remedy High School, Borivali.”

• Apparently, Yadav resides together with her family of 9 individuals (together with, her dad and mom, elder brother together with his spouse and kids, one other brother, and a sister) in a 225 sq ft home in a slum society in Kandivli. Her home is positioned a stone’s throw away from MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana.

• Radha credit her success to her coach Praful Naik.

• During an interview, Radha’s coach, Praful Naik, whereas speaking about her stated that she had a really optimistic strategy towards every part. He stated,
  

  What places Radha other than others is her braveness and optimistic strategy towards every part. She provides 100% on the sector. I noticed her extraordinary fielding abilities first other than her bowling.”

• Radha as soon as revealed that her elder sister performed cricket higher than her. However, she couldn’t make a profession out of it due to home issues.

• In February 2023, she was offered to Delhi Capitals for Rs 40 lakh within the inaugural WPL public sale.