Jyoti Yadav

Jyoti Prasad Yadav (born September 26, 1977), in Allahabad is an Indian first class cricketer. A left-handed middle order batsman, Yadav plays for and captains Uttar Pradesh. He made his first class debut in 1994/95 playing for Uttar Pradesh against Kerala in the KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow. He made his First Class limited overs début playing for Uttar Pradesh against Haryana in the LB Stadium in Hyderabad in 1994/95. He was selected in the Indian squad for the Sahara Cup in Canada in September 1998. In his memoir of his time as Indian coach, John Wright, recounts the story that Yadav was the beneficiary of mistaken identity - the selectors had meant to select his namesake, Jai Prakash Yadav. Jyoti he was told "wore a nonplussed expression throughout the trip." Whether or not this story is apocryphal, Yadav has not gone on to represent India.

Statistics:

First Class Matches: Batting

Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
76	120	4247	146	37.25	9	25

First Class Matches: Bowling

Overs	Maidens	Runs given	Wickets	Average	Best Performance	Economy Rate
62	4	207	8	25.87	3-11	3.32

First Class Limited Overs: Batting

Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
62	59	1803	111	32.78	2	13

First Class Limited Overs: Bowling

Overs	Maidens	Runs Given	Wickets	Average	Best Performance	Economy Rate
113.3	2	592	26	22.76	4-53	5.21