Prince Yadav: Age, Career, Stats, IPL, Net Worth, Social Media & More

Prince Yadav is an Indian right-arm fast-medium bowler, who has made a leap from Tennis Ball Cricket, near Najafgarh in Delhi, to Domestic Cricket, the Indian Premier League and the Indian National Pitch. He is famous for his yorkers, variations, and his quality performances under pressure, he is playing for Delhi in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. He has had several bumps on the road to success – a stint with a mere two-year ban from the BCCI for age irregularities as well as a fight to get back into competitive cricket. In this article we will discuss about Prince Yadav: Age, Career, Stats, IPL, Net Worth, Social Media & More

Who is Prince Yadav?

Delhi-based Prince Yadav is a fast bowler who has been playing for a while in the villages of the area with the help of tennis-ball cricket and subsequently started playing hard cricket. He was able to put a lot of pace, bounce and yorkers in to his games, which helped him get promoted in the domestic leagues.

Prince started his association with Lucknow Super Giants as a net bowler and later got opportunities in IPL. He came up for selection for India’s limited-overs team later as a result of his form in domestic cricket and the IPL.

Prince Yadav Age (As of 2026)

Prince Yadav was born on 12 December 2001. As of 2026 he is 24 years old. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Source: icc-cricket.com

Physical Appearance, Height & Weight 

Prince Yadav, being a pace bowler, needs a high level of physical fitness, which is essential for pace bowlers. He has been training regularly for fitness as well as working on his technical aspects, particularly with consistency in his bowling.

There are no reliable public profiles that consistently report specific height and weight.

Education Qualification

According to public profiles, Prince Yadav’s educational background varies from a BBA from GNIOT Institute of Professional Studies to a B.Schooling CBSE, University of Mumbai and MDU are mentioned with Tech Galotias University. Sources say that he was not a particularly strong academic student and missed out on many school days when he was around 12 years old to play cricket. During the course of his investigation into age fraud, one thing stood out from his BCCI records: He had been cross-checked with CBSE and had passed his Class X exams in 2012. Apart from this, BCCI, IPL or trustworthy educational institutes have not confirmed any formal or higher education qualification.

Family Background

Prince Yadav’s family background is low. Prince Yadav’s family background is low in Najafgarh area of Delhi. Ram Niwas, his father, was initially not keen on his son heading into the direction of cricket as it was too unpredictable a field.

People say that Prince’s family had worries about the time he devoted to playing tennis-ball cricket during his childhood. His family’s source of income was also related to farming activities.

As Prince’s career in cricket continued, and his talent became apparent, the tide turned and his family started to support his dreams more and more.

Early-Life and Struggle

In his early teens Prince played a lot of tennis-ball cricket in local fields. He didn’t get much formal hard-ball training when he was young, as compared to most professional cricketers.

His talent sooner or later came under the notice of the local cricketers. With the help of the coaches he was able to make a smooth shift to correct cricketing and learn to bowl.

The BCCI ban was one of the most challenging times in his career. He didn’t surrender, but instead he trained and kept fit during his time off competitive cricket.

He came back and played his way through Delhi’s Cricket hierarchy. Prince went on to play in domestic competitions and the Delhi Premier League, which brought him the attention of the IPL.

Personal Life

Unlike other young India players who are now seeing the light of the IPL, no one has opened up Prince Yadav’s private life with any confirmation, at least. He is said to be unmarried, although the information has not been confirmed by official sources. Prince has eschewed public exposure outside of the cricket world, and generally avoids interviews and public appearances outside of cricket. He generally does not interact with fans on social media, like a lot of his contemporaries, but stays out of it.

Prince Yadav Professional Career Highlights

Domestic Career

Prince Yadav has now made his First-Class debut for the Ranji Trophy and had his debut at Delhi. He made headlines in the Delhi Premier League, sporting 13 wickets in 10 games. Later he showed some brilliance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy tournaments.

IPL Career

Prince fetched 30 lakh of Lucknow Super Giants’ money at the 2025 IPL player auctions. Against Delhi Capitals, he had his first IPL performance and made 6 appearances in the year. He was instrumental in helping the bowling team by getting a total of 16 wickets in 14 matches.

International Career

The 17th of June 2026 marked the ODI debut of Prince when he took two wickets against Afghanistan. The T20I debut match of Prince came against Ireland, the 28th of June 2026, and Prince was the man of the match by picking up three wickets. Prince also hit a six in the Powerplay of the T20Is

Overall Career

Prince is a pacey, versatile and wicket-taking right-handed fast bowler who also makes use of variations in his bowling. Until August 2026, he has been able to get nine wickets in T20Is, four wickets in ODI and nineteen wickets in IPLs, all of which make him a fast bowler who should keep an important role in Indian cricket for many years.

Career Milestones

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Awards and Achievements

• Delhi’s top wicket taker in his maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season (2024-25) with 11 wickets and the team advancing to the semi-finals
• He took 3 wickets on his debut T20I match against Ireland (28 June 2026) and received the award of Player of the Match.
• Achieved 13 wickets in 10 games for Purani Delhi 6 in the Delhi Premier League, with a good ability to change pace.
• Lucknow Super Giants took him on for a price of ₹30 lakh at the mega auction of IPL 2025.
• Earned his maiden IPL dismissal, off Travis Head, with a yorker
• Traced his way through the domestic cricket circuit of Delhi to earn IPL and international recognition despite two years’ ban from the BCCI.

Interesting Facts

• Prince Yadav began his career in the game of tennis-ball cricket.
• He was relatively late to take up hard ball cricket compared to many professionals.
• At first his father wanted him to go into the service.
• He was barred from competing for a two-year period, owing to the age discrepancies, by the BCCI.
• He finished his training while he was suspended.
• He started his career as a net bowler with Lucknow Super Giants.
• After a while, he was given an opportunity to play in the Indian Premier League.
• He is renowned for yorkers and variations in his bowling.

Prince Yadav Net Worth (As of 2026)

The primary pillars of Prince Yadav’s net worth are his professional cricketing contracts, with his salary from the Indian Premier League (IPL) being his biggest, at ₹30 lakh per year from Lucknow Super Giants. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) domestic match fees for playing for Delhi in various domestic cricket events such as the Ranji Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy; and match fees from the Delhi Premier League (DPL) with the Purani Delhi 6 also contribute to his overall valuation.

Social Media Presence

Unlike popular Indian cricketers who are active on social media, Prince Yadav has followed a rather low-key approach. He is more commonly seen in the cricket media, team coverage, match reports and highlight videos.

• Instagram- @princeyadavofficial25 — 153K

Conclusion

The story of Prince Yadav is one of late development and resilience. His journey from Tennis-ball Cricket around Najafgarh to Formal Cricket, through a rocky BCCI suspension, a turbulent domestic Delhi career to securing an IPL berth with Lucknow Super Giants is unconventional.

His variations and developing pace-bowling ability has helped him become an exciting young Indian pace bowler. The player’s recent form in 2026 and his increased involvement in the Indian side of the game in the limited-overs format are significant achievements in an ongoing journey.

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