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Kuldeep Yadav put India in a strong position by taking four wickets in the third ODI. He became the most successful Indian to take four or more wickets five times so far against South Africa. His record in Visakhapatnam was also excellent and proved to be decisive for the team.
Delhi: In the third ODI between India and South Africa, Kuldeep Yadav caught everyone’s attention with his brilliant bowling. He completely suppressed the South African batsmen and put Team India in a strong position by taking four wickets. With this performance, Kuldeep made many important records in his name.
Great performance by Kuldeep Yadav
Most successful Indian bowler
Kuldeep Yadav has now become the most successful Indian bowler, taking four or more wickets five times in ODIs against South Africa. By achieving this feat, he left behind the records of Zaheer Khan and Mohammed Shami, who had taken four wickets four times each against Zimbabwe and West Indies respectively. Kuldeep has so far taken 36 wickets in 16 matches against South Africa and his average is only 17.58 runs.
Along with this, this is the joint fourth highest record of taking three or more wickets on any Indian ground. Venkatesh Prasad also has the same number of wickets in his name at Wankhede.
Players who have taken more than 4 wickets for India in ODIs
Apart from this, Kuldeep has now overtaken Anil Kumble to the third position in terms of taking 4 or more wickets most number of times in ODIs.
| Order | bowler’s name | Chances of taking 4 or more wickets (in ODI) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Shami | 16 |
| 2 | Ajit Agarkar | 12 |
| 3 | Kuldeep Yadav* | 11 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | 10 |
| 5 | Javagal Srinath | 10 |
Kuldeep Yadav in ODI matches in Visakhapatnam
The special thing is that Chinaman bowler Kuldeep has also performed well in the ODI played in Visakhapatnam. His record on this field has been excellent. He has taken a total of 13 wickets here so far, which includes four chances of three wickets and this situation of four wickets. This record makes him, jointly with Venkatesh Prasad, the bowler who has taken the most three or more wickets on any Indian ground.
| Year | opposition team | Performance (Wickets/Runs) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sri Lanka | 3/42 |
| 2018 | west indies | 3/67 |
| 2019 | west indies | 3/52 (hat-trick) |
| 2023 | Australia | 0/12 (1 over) |
| 2025 | South Africa | 4/41 |
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