Wigan has re-signed it’s Indian superstar, Avinash Yadav, following their promotion to the ECB Premier Division next summer.
Yadav was instrumental in the club’s promotion-winning season in 2019. The Railways’ tweaker took an incredible 58 wickets at 5.91 with 6 five-wicket hauls to finish amongst the leading wicket-takers in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.
Domestic chart-topper
Back home, the left-arm spinner plays for Railways in the top tier of India’s Ranji Trophy first-class competition.
The veteran tweaker was the stand-out spinner, topping the “Group A” wicket-charts in 2018/19 with 41 wickets at 26.70 with 3 five-wicket hauls. He finished inside the top ten wicket-takers across all 4 divisions of Ranji Trophy cricket this summer.
Yadav also produced some useful performances with the bat, to include his second first-class half-century amongst 158 runs at 14.38 in 2018/19.
The most recent season was his most dominant to date, following several useful Ranji campaigns (12 wickets at 24.66 and 11 wickets at 27.54 in 2016/17 and 2017/18 respectively).
Playing for the Railways side skippered by CricX superstar Mahesh Rawat, Yadav has now taken over 100 wickets across the three formats.
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Yadav in action at Greenmount CC for the CricX XI vs the Kaustub Pawar XI last summer.
He has finally produced the potential that saw him represent India at Under-19 level alongside the likes of Piyush Chawla, Irfan Pathan, and Robin Uthappa back in 2003 to 2005. Yadav has been a loyal servant of Railways cricket since returning to the fold in 2012/13 after his stint with Indian Cricket League side Mumbai Champs.
Yadav returns to Wigan
After his prolific Ranji Trophy season, the talented left-arm spin bowling all-rounder signed his first overseas contract with Liverpool League club Wigan.
Unsurprisingly, Yadav impressed and the club is delighted to welcome him back for a second stint in 2020.