Yash Thakur is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is an excellent and brilliant bowler who presented his skills when on 8 December 2021, on the opening day of the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Thakur took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket. He was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for 45 lakhs in the player’s auction ahead of the 2023 IPL and made his IPL debut on 3 April 2023 against Chennai Super Kings.
Contents
Yash Thakur Biography
Yash Thakur Early Life
Yash Thakur is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-hand medium-fast bowler and a batsman. He started his cricket career in the early age of 12. He reveals that India’s victory in the 2011 World Cup inspired him to be a professional cricketer.
Although he played some age-group-level cricket before 2011, India’s performance deeply inspired him and made him enroll at a professional coaching center. In 2011, he joined the Pravin Hinganikar Cricket Academy (PHCA) in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Initially, he started his career in batting over bowling and played as a batter in some of underage tournaments. However, he realized his potential for bowling and shifted his focus to develop himself as a bowler at the PHCA academy under the guidance of coaches, Pravin Hinganikar and Nitin Kanhere.
Yash Thakur was an ardent fan of the former Indian captain MS Dhoni and followed his footsteps and started playing cricket as a wicket-keeper batter. Yash’s first coach, Pravin Hinganikar suggested him to switch from wicket-keeping to fast bowling.
Yash Thakur Family
Thakur was born on 28th December 1998 to Ravi Thakur and his wife Kajal Thakur in Kolkata, West Bengal. He also has an elder sister named Shweta Thakur. His father, Ravi Thakur is the owner of Sai Leela Travels, a travel agency in Nagpur, Maharashtra. His sister, Shweta Thakur got married to Shubham Golani on 9th December 2020.
| Education Details | |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | Intermediate |
Girlfriend/Relationship
It seems to be Yash Thakur focusing on his cricket career and still having a single. If possible it may be updated.
Cricket Information
| Playing role | Bowler |
| Batting style | Right-handed bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium |
| FC debut | November 28 – December 1, 2018 (Vidarbha vs Chhattisgarh at Raipur) |
| List A debut | February 25, 2017 (Vidarbha vs Punjab at Delhi) |
| T20 debut | February 21, 2019 (Vidarbha vs Himachal Pradesh at Surat) |
Yash Thakur Cricket Career
In 2013, he was added to the Chattisgarh Under-16 team for the 2013-2014 season of the Vijay Merchant Trophy. On 1 December 2013, he was named to the playing eleven of the Chattisgarh Under-16 team against Rajasthan Under-16 in the opening match and scored 16 runs in both innings.
He was the part of Chattisgarh Under-16 team for their group-stage match against Madhya Pradesh Under-16 and scored three runs in two innings, this was his final appearance in the 2013-2014 Vijay Merchant Trophy.
In 2015, Yash was named to the Chattisgarh Under-16 team for the 2015-2016 season of the Cooch Bihar Trophy.
Yash was dismissed on a duck in the first innings against the Himachal Pradesh Under-19 team on 5 November 2015, he was only able to score 1 run.
He made his List A debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017 and made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 28 November 2018.
On 14 November 2015, he scored eight runs against the Maharashtra Undre-19 team in the league match of the Cooch Bihar Trophy the cricketer scored 73 runs not out of 161 balls in the second innings.
Yash was named to the playing eleven against the Rajasthan Under-19 team on 5 December 2015. He only managed to score one run in the first innings. However, he went on to score 99 runs from 174 balls in the second innings.
He played six matches in the Cooch Bihar Trophy between 5 November 2015 and 19 November 2015 and scored 240 runs with an average of 26.66.
In 2016, he was the part of Chattisgarh Under-19 team, which participated in the 2016-2017 season of the Late Shri JY Lele All India under-19 One Day Invitation Tournament.
The cricketer was named to the Chattisgarh Under-19 team for the 2016-2017 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State Tournament in September 2016.
On 7 October 2016, he scored 47 runs from 82 balls against the Uttar Pradesh Under-19 in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy group stage match.
Later, he was added to the Chattisgarh Under-19 team for the 2016-2017 season of the Cooch Behar Trophy. On 14 November 2016, he was named to the playing eleven against the Baroda Under-19 team where he scored 42 runs and took one catch in two innings.
On 12 December 2016, he scored 141 runs from 352 runs balls in the first innings against the Vidarbha Under-19 team and was dismissed in the second innings.
Yash played five matches for the Chattisgarh Under-19 team in the Cooch Bihar Trophy between 14 November 2016 and 19 November 2016 and scored 263 runs with an average of 32.87.
Later, Yash was added to the squad of the India Under-19 team for the 2016-2017 Asian-Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup.
On 15 November 2016, he made his ODI debut against the Malaysia Under-19 team and took two wickets from five overs at an economy of 3.80.
In the next two matches, he took one wicket against the Nepal Under-19 team and clinched two wickets against the Afghanistan Under-19 team in the Semi-final match of the tournament.
On 23 December 2016, in the tournament final match against Sri Lanka, he took one wicket and dismissed PAKP jayawickrama through a runout, but he did not bat in any matches of the tournament.
In 2017, he was named to the India Under-19 team for the England Under-19 team tour of India. On 30 January 2017, he scored 14 runs and bowled eight overs at an economy of 6.38.
Yash took one wicket from eight overs at an economy of 5.62 and scored 30 runs from 52 balls against the England Under-19 team on 8 February 2017.
He made his List A debut on 25 February 2017 for Vidarbha against Punjab in the 2016-2017 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy where he scored one run and bowled 5.1 overs at an economy of 7.74.
The cricketer took a three-wicket haul from 8.4 overs at an economy of 7.38 against Baroda on 26 February 2017, this was his best bowling figure of the season.
He played six matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy between 25 February 2017 and 6 March 2017, where he took five wickets at an economy of 5.84 and scored two runs.
In July 2017, he was named to the India Under-19 team for the tour of England, it was the first time he was selected for the tour of England.
On 7 August 2017, in the opening match of the ODI series, he took one catch and bowled nine overs at an economy of 5.67. On 16 August 2017, he took one wicket and got dismissed on a duck in the final match of the youth ODI format.
Yash was injured during the series and missed the 2018-19 Under-19 ODI World Cup.
Yash was added to the squad of the Vidarbha team for the 2017-2018 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2018. He took two wickets from ten overs at an economy of 4.50 and two catches against Jharkhand on 5 February 2018.
One day later, he took two wickets at an economy of 4.95 against Jammu and Kashmir.
In the 2017-2018 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Yash played four matches between 5 February 2018 and 14 February 2018 and took five wickets at an economy of 4.30 and scored only a single run.
In 2018, he was part of the Vidarbha team, which participated in the 2018-2019 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy where he played three matches in the tournament between 30 September 2017 and 6 October 2018 and took four wickets at an economy of 4.36 but did not score any runs.
On 28 November 2018, he made his Ranji debut against Chattisgarh and took his maiden wickets in the match, this was also his debut in First class career.
On 7 January 2019, he took a four-wicket haul against Saurashtra in the group stage match of the Ranji Trophy. He completed a four-wicket haul against Kerala in eight overs on 25 February 2018 where he bowled two maiden overs and gave 28 runs.
Later Vidarbha won the Final against Saurashtra by 78 runs and lifted the Trophy.
In February 2019, Yash was named to the squad of Vidarbha team for the 2018-19 Irani Cup where he scored ten runs and took one wicket from 17 overs in the first innings. Vidarbha won the first innings and won the Cup.
He made his T20 debut on 21 February 2019 in the 2028-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Himachal Pradesh where he took two wickets in four overs at an economy of 8.
Yash played nine matches during the tournament between 21 February 2019 and 12 March 2019 and took ten wickets at an economy of 6.82.
In September 2018, Yash was named to the Vidarbha team ahead of the 2019-2020 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took a three-wicket haul against the Orissa team at an economy of 5.22 on 12 October 2019.
Yash played seven matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy between 5 October 2019 and 15 October 2019 and took 12 wickets at an economy of 4.13.
Later, he was added to the Vidarbha team for the 2019-2020 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which was held between 8 November 2019 and 1 December 2019.
During the competition, he took four wickets-haul from four overs at an economy of 1.25 on 11 November 2019 against Manipur.
On 17 November 2019, he took three wickets-haul from four overs at an economy of 5.75 against Tamil Nadu and took 11 wickets at an economy of 5.13 from 6 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He was part of the Vidarbha team for the 2019-2020 season of the Ranji Trophy. On 12 February 2020, he took a four-wicket haul against the Hyderabad team by giving 55 runs in 25 overs and bowled seven maiden overs.
Thakur scored 15 runs and took eight wickets with an average of 33.25 between 9 December 2019 and 12 February 2020.
In 2020, he was selected as a net bowler for the Indian Premier League club Punjab Kings and trained with the team in Dubai.
Thakur was named to the Vidarbha team for the 2020-2021 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which took place between 11 January 2021 and 19 January 2021.
On 15 January 2021, he took three wicket-haul at an economy of 6.25 against Madhya Pradesh. During this, Yash played five matches scored 22 runs, and cliched 8 wickets at an economy of 8.49.
Later, he was added to the Vidarbha team which participated in the 2021-2022 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Yash played seven matches in the tournament between 4 November 2021 and 20 November 2021 and took 11 wickets at an economy of 5.95.
In December 2021, he was named to the Vidarbha team for the 2021-2022 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 8 December 2021, he bowled 9 overs at an economy of 5.89 and took a five wicket-haul against Himachal Pradesh this was his maiden five wickets-haul in List A cricket format.
One day later, he completed a three-wicket haul at an economy of 7.40 from ten overs against Andhra.
He played 7 matches between 8 December 2021 and 22 December 2022 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and took 18 wickets at an economy of 5.72.
Yash was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021-2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took ten wickets more than the second-highest wicket-taker in his team.
In 2022, he was part of the Vidarbha team and participated in all domestic tournaments of the 2022-2023 season such as the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Ranji Trophy.
On 18 October 2022, he took a four-wicket haul from four overs at an economy of 5.50 against Uttarakhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group stage match. He played 10 matches in the tournament between 11 October and 3 November 2022 where he took 15 wickets at an economy of 7.17.
He was named to the playing eleven of the Vidarbha team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy group stage match against Delhi on 12 November 2022 this was his only appearance in the 2022-2023 season of the competition where he scored two runs and bowled eight overs with an economy of 4.62.
On 20 December 2022, he took a five-wicket haul against Tripura in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy group stage match, this was his maiden five-wicket haul in the First Class cricket format.
In the second innings, he scored ten runs and took a single wicket he played a vital role in Vidarbha’s 220 runs victory.
He played six matches in the Ranji Trophy between 13 December 2022 and 17 January 2023 where he scored 26 runs and took 17 wickets at an average of 20.23.
In December 2022, he was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League season.
He made his IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk where he took one catch and bowled four overs at an economy of 9.
He took his maiden IPL wicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 7 April 2023 and bowled three overs at an economy of 7.67.
On 28 April 2023, he took a four-wicket haul from 3.5 overs at an economy of 9.65 against Punjab Kings. He took two wickets from four overs with an economy of 10.00 against Mumbai Indians on 16 May 2023.
He also played the eliminator match of the IPL 2023 season against Mumbai Indians where he bowled four overs at an economy of 8.50 and took a three-wicket haul on 24 May 2023.
Yash played nine matches in the IPL 2023 season where he took 13 wickets with an average of 22.23 and an economy of 9.07.
He was retained by Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2024 season for a price of 45 Lakh. In this season of the IPL 2024, he took a five-wicket haul against Gujarat Titans at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Yash Thakur Profile- Career Stats & Records
Batting & Fielding Stats
| Type | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 13 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 10* | 185 | 29.72 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 28 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 73 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| T20 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 44 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
| Type | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 13 | 22 | 1985 | 941 | 37 | 5/44 | 6/50 | 25.43 | 2.84 | 53.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 28 | 28 | 1267 | 1051 | 44 | 5/53 | 5/53 | 23.88 | 4.97 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 46 | 46 | 902 | 1081 | 68 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 15.89 | 7.19 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Yash Thakur Social Media
| twitter.com/yasht28 | |
| facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007592434873 | |
| instagram.com/yashthakur06/ |
Yash Thakur Video’s
Yash Thakur Net Worth
According to reports Yash Thakur’s net worth is estimated to be around $500k. He makes most of his money by playing cricket, BCCI salary, IPL contracts, and multiple brand endorsements.
IPL 2024 Salary, Team
Yash was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for 45 lakhs, currently, he is playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024.
Conclusion
In conclusion, his aggressive batting skills showcase his talent. He is a versatile player and a great bowler who can do better for the Indian cricket team in the future. In this article, you all have come to know about a star-rising & emerging Indian cricketer Yash Thakur’s biography, age, family, height, cricket career, IPL, and more. I hope you all will feel good and satisfied with the information that I will provide above.
You May Also Likes to read these posts:
Angkrish Raghuvanshi – Biography, Age, Height, Girlfriend, Stats, IPL & Family
Shashank Singh Biography, Age, Height, Family, Girlfriend, Stats, IPL & More
Yash Thakur is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.
He was born on 28th December 1998.
Yash Thakur IPL team is Lucknow Super Giants.
45 Lakhs.