Kuldeep Yadav on verge of record-breaking feat during India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup 2026 clash

Kuldeep Yadav is likely to feature in India’s fourth Group A match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against the Netherlands on February 18 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The left-arm spinner is on the verge of achieving a major milestone in T20 internationals.

Kuldeep is on the verge of surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal

Kuldeep currently has 95 wickets from 54 T20I matches. He needs just two more wickets to go past Yuzvendra Chahal and become India’s highest wicket-taking spinner in T20Is. Chahal has taken 96 wickets in 80 matches so far.

Among Indian spinners, Chahal and Kuldeep are at the top of the list, followed by Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy.

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Kuldeep five-wicket shy of reaching this milestone

There is another big milestone within reach for Kuldeep. If he takes five wickets against the Netherlands, he will complete 100 wickets in T20Is. He would then become the first Indian spinner and only the fourth Indian bowler overall, after Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, to reach 100 wickets in the shortest format of the game. 

If he manages to claim five wickets in the upcoming match, Kuldeep could also become the third fastest bowler in the world to reach 100 T20I wickets. The record for the fastest to 100 wickets is held by Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, who achieved the mark in his 53rd match. Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane follows him, reaching the milestone in 54 matches.

Kuldeep played his first game of this T20 World Cup against Pakistan in Colombo, where he returned figures of 1 for 14 in three overs.