Upendra Yadav

Upendra Diwansingh Yadav (born 8 October 1996) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Railways.

He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 25 Lakh, in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.

Early and personal life

Upendra Yadav is the youngest son of retired sub-inspector of Uttar Pradesh police, Dewan Singh Yadav and grew up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

As a 12 year old, Upendra Yadav trained for two years at the Kanpur South Ground under S.N.Singh, and at 14, moved to Kamala Cricket Academy to be coached by former Uttar Pradesh captain Sashikant Khandekar.

His elder brother, Varun Yadav, took care of all his training needs and guided him during his formative years. Upendra Yadav says of him: "My brother gave up his dream of becoming a cricketer for me. Right from 6 am till evening, he would stick around me – guiding me and taking care of all things I required to keep myself focused on my game".

Upendra Yadav graduated in Science and works for Indian Railways as junior clerk in the engineering department of North Eastern Railway's Lucknow division.