Poonam Yadav (Born on 24 August 1991 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's cricket team. She made her debut in International cricket on 5 April 2013 in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Bangladesh. Poonam has given an outstanding performance in her debut match by picking 3/21 in 4 overs. It helped India to won the match.
Poonam Yadav was born in an Army Family, her father Raghubir Singh Yadav is retired Indian Army Soldier. Her Father always says Poonam is different from other girls. She never feared of injuries. Poonam was always interested in sports.
Poonam play as right-arm legbreak bowler with legbreak googly bowling style. Poonam grabbed benefit from her small height, she has to make the ball fly up in the air so that it lands somewhere near the batsmen. This flight proves to be serious for battlers as it goes over through their eye line, making them step out of the crease.
Poonam has played for Central Zone, Uttar Pradesh and Railways in domestic cricket. Poonam Yadav was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.
