Hailing from Kolkata, Yash Thakur is a right-armed medium pacer and was a key player for LSG in the 2024 season. Yash Thakur is known for his aggressive pace and ability to bowl in the death makes him one of the formidable bowlers in the IPL. He took a five-wicket haul for the team against the Gujarat Titans, earning him a “Match of the Player” title. Currently, He is representing Punjab Kings in the ongoing 18th IPL season in 2025. He was purchased by the Punjab franchise for Rs 1.60 crore at the IPL auction in Jeddah.
Here is an overview of the Yash Thakur IPL 2025 profile-
Yash Thakur made his IPL debut in 2023 with Lucknow Super Giants in the tournament. He played his first IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on April 3 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. His superb form in the 2022-2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy, in which Yash scalped 15 wickets in his 10 innings, became the highlight of his IPL entrance. He was also the highest wicket-taker of Vidarbha.
Yash Thakur is an emerging death over specialist in the IPL. Since2023 debut, Thakur has grown so much as a pacer with variations including yorkers and deceptive slower deliveries. He first teamed up with LSG and is currently joining PBKS ahead of IPL 2025.
In 2025, Yash Thakur moved to the Punjab Kings from the Lucknow Super Giants. This is seen as the strategy by the Punjab Kings to enhance their pace-attacking side to strengthen the overall bowling clan.
Yash Thakur plays for the PBKS in 2025. Before he was an indispensable part of the LSG team from 2023 to the 2024 season, up until the 2025 season. Prior to 2023, Yash Thakur had no IPL team record available.
Punjab Kings bought Yash Thakur's services for Rs 1.60 crore ahead of the IPL 2025. His previous impressive IPL innings helped the franchise to make the decision. Before PBKS, Yash Thakur was part of the LSG for the IPL salary of Rs 45 Lakhs. From 2023 to 2024.
Talented pacer Yash Thakur made a stir with his continuous show-stopping performances on the IPL stage. His 2024 fifer against Gujarat Titans while scalping Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, and Noor Ahmed becomes the highlight of his cricket career. Since his IPL debut, Yash Thakur has consistently shown growth in his bowling skills while enhancing his ability to deliver in death overs.
Here are Yash Thakur’s batting and bowling stats in the IPL-
Yash Thakur is a bowler and a right-handed lower-order batter. In his IPL career, Yash Thakur hasn’t batted in any of his 21 IPL matches. So, there are no records available for Yash Thakur's batting stats in the IPL.
Below is the table that shows all of Yash Thakur's IPL batting stats from the 2023 to 2025 seasons.
Yash Thakur is in his third season of the IPL tournament. So far, his best season was in 2023 when he played with the Lucknow Super Giants. He took 13 wickets while averaging 36.55 at an economy rate of 9.08 in his 9 innings.
Below is the table that shows all of Yash Thakur's IPL bowling stats from the 2023 to 2025 seasons.
Yash Thakur has played 21 IPL matches from 2023 to 2025. He scalped 25 wickets, including his five-wicket haul for 30 runs. He hasn’t scored any runs in his IPL career yet.
The table shows the Yash Thakur IPL records-
The table shows the last 10 batting stats of Yash Thakur in the IPL 2025
The table shows the last 10 bowling stats of Yash Thakur in the IPL 2025
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