Prince Yadav: From escaping dad’s beatings to beating batters with pace in IPL 2026
Prince Yadav, an LSG pacer, honed his skills playing tennis-ball cricket in his village. He still plays the game, crediting it for his arm speed and yorkers. Despite a past age-fudging ban, he is now a rising uncapped Indian fast bowler.
He learns from seasoned players like Mohammed Shami and Zaheer Khan.
NEW CHANDIGARH: It was not long ago that Prince Yadav would get a frequent thrashing from his father for loitering around in the neighbourhood playing tennis-ball cricket. Till the age of 17, Prince played every tennis-ball cricket match in Dariyapur Khurd, a village beyond Virender Sehwag’s birthplace, Najafgarh, in the southwestern outskirts of the Capital. “Bahut maar khaata thaa ghar pe.
(I used to get a lot of beating at home),” says the LSG pacer, with a mischievous smile during a chat with TOI here, “I never aspired to become a professional cricketer. The thought never even crossed my mind. I just enjoyed playing tennis-ball cricket and did nothing else.
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