2018 ODI round-up: India's 5 most valuable players of the year

#5 Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

The wrist-spinner from Uttar Pradesh is India's one of the most valuable players in the limited-overs format. He has been impressive in all matches he has played this year. Kuldeep Yadav began the year with a good note when he bagged 17 wickets in just 6 games against South Africa.

He replicated the same performance in the three-match series against England and picked his first six-fer in ODIs. Kuldeep, who picked 10 wickets in the Asia Cup 2018, was one of the main reasons behind his team's victory in the Asia Cup.

In total, he played 19 games and picked up 45 wickets including the best figure of 6 for 25. He has an average of 17.78 and conceded 800 runs at a rate of under 5. The 24-year-old ended the year as the leading wicket-taker for India.

Kuldeep Yadav in 2018:

Matches - 19, Wickets - 45, Average - 17.78, Economy-rate - 4.64, Best Figures - 6/25, 4-Wicket Hauls - 3, Strike-rate - 22.9