Prince Yadav made his debut for Team India (Photo-PTI)
In the second ODI match against Afghanistan, the Indian cricket team made three changes in its playing eleven. The most important among these changes was the entry of Prince Yadav in Team India, who will play international cricket for the country for the first time. This right-arm fast bowler has got a chance to debut in international cricket on the basis of his amazing performance in IPL 2026. Prince Yadav has played only two seasons in IPL and he does not have much experience in domestic cricket, but despite this he managed to make a place in the Indian playing eleven so quickly. The reason for this is one ball of his which changed the condition and direction of his career.
Prince Yadav’s ball which changed his fate
The main reason for making Prince Yadav’s debut is his talent which is found in very few bowlers. This player can bowl the ball at high speed and he has the art of bowling both in-swing and out-swing. Along with this, he can also bowl with the new ball and death overs. He also presented proof of this in IPL 2026. During the IPL itself, he bowled a ball which changed the condition and direction of his career.
Virat was bowled at 0
On the same pitch of Atal Bihari Stadium in Lucknow, where Prince got the chance to debut, he had bowled Virat Kohli on 0. This ball of Prince Yadav was so brilliant that Virat had no answer to it. Prince Yadav covered 140 km. The ball was swung at a speed of one hour which passed between Virat’s bat and pads. Virat could not believe that his stumps had been blown away. The amazing thing is that before the match, Virat himself had advised him to bowl continuously on a channel and he was the one who took Virat’s wicket.
What did Prince Yadav do in IPL 2026?
Prince Yadav performed brilliantly in IPL 2026 and took 19 wickets. The economy rate of this player was also 8.8 runs per over. His best performance was 3 wickets for 32 runs. Talking about Prince Yadav’s domestic cricket, he took one wicket in 2 matches in first class cricket. In List A, he has taken 29 wickets in 14 matches. In T20, he took 38 wickets in 35 matches.
