IPL History: Deccan Chargers 2008 squad - Where are they now?

#7 Arjun Yadav

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Arjun Yadav was a part of the 2000 U-19 World Cup winning team, where he played as a primary batsman. He could not make it to the senior team but he earned his maiden IPL contract in 2008 when the Deccan Chargers signed him.

Yadav is the son of former BCCI President and Indian cricketer N Shivlal Yadav.

Arjun played 8 matches for Deccan Chargers that year but he could only aggregate 49 runs at an average of 9.80. His highest score was 16. While fielding for Deccan Chargers, he also took one catch.

Yadav played 83 first-class matches and scored 3703 runs, with a highest score of 155. The right-handed batsman was even a part of India Blue once. With his off-break bowling, he had scalped 12 wickets at the first-class level.

He represented Hyderabad at the domestic level till 2012 before he switched to a coaching role in the state team.