Radha Yadav


Radha Prakash Yadav is an Indian cricketer. She plays for Mumbai, Baroda and West zone. She has played 4 First-class, 13 List A and 16 Women's Twenty20 matches. She made her debut in major domestic cricket on 10 January 2015 against Kerala.

Early life

She was born prematurely in the seventh month in Kandivli, Mumbai. She lives in a 225 sq. ft. house, behind her father's vegetable stall, which is placed outside the society which was redeveloped under the Slum Redevelopment Area scheme. Her father Shri Omprakash Yadav originally belongs to Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. She started playing cricket in the society's compound with boys, where her coach, Prafful Naik, noticed her and has been training her, since she was 12 years old. He shifted her from Anandibai Damodar Kale Vidyalaya to Our Lady of Remedy in 2013 She currently goes to Vidya Kunj School.

Career

She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket debut for India Women against South Africa Women on 13 February 2018.
In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for India in the tournament, with eight dismissals in five matches.
In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.