Nandlal Shivlal Yadav , born on January 26 , 1957, in Hyderabad of Andhra Pradesh was a right-hand batsman and a right-arm offbreak player .

This off-spin artist had cast himself in 35 Tests and 7 One-Day Internationals from 1979 to 1987.

Shivlal Yadav , entered the arena of the Indian national team, at a time, when the solid foundation of the famous Indian Spin Quartet was gradually decomposing.He appeared for the first time in Test cricket during 1979 in the India Vs Australia , at Bangalore, on September, 1979. In his Test debut itself , he proved his mettle, by bagging 7 wickets in both the innings, 4/49 in the first innimngs and 3/32 in the second innings. Australia`s AMJ Hilditch`s was the first wicket that he valiantly captured .

It must be mentioned that he acquired successfully in his debut series of five tests a massive 24 wickets, in 1979.

Shivlal Yadav turned out to be an appropriate partner for Shastri and Doshi, to augment the bowling support of India with this newly-shaped spin trio, that hit the headlines, in the early 80s.

Shivlal for a short while went through a topsy-turvy state, but soon he reconsolidated position, in 1983-84 , when West Indies cricket Team, visited India, on a tour. The indomitable Nandlal Shivlal Yadav, picked up five wickets for 131 runs in the first innings of the fourth Test at Bombay (presently Mumbai ) .

In 1984, Yadav who had the tenacity to continue bowling over long spells, could energetically bowl for a record 95.3 overs against Pakistan at Faisalabad.

Again the rise of Laxman Shivaramakrishnan faded his importance during 1984-85`s game-war against England, but he never lost the dashing spirit that enthused him to reestablish his aura against Australia in 1985-86. Shivlal Yadav, landed up with 15 wickets in the three Tests.

His lofty achievement was certainly the capture of 8 wickets in the finals at Sydney. His magnificent bowling escalated India to the heights of triumph. This included a match haul of eight wickets in the final game at Sydney when he almost bowled India to victory. Later in 1986-87, he fetched his brilliant innings of 5 for 76, against Sri Lanka at Nagpur.

His last Test performance also saw him in proper form. He pocketed his 100th wicket, and completed a prestigious record of 102 wickets in the 35 matches, he had played. He did reasonably well in what turned out to be his last series, against Pakistan later in the season and in his penultimate Test took his 100th wicket.

The ODI debut that Shivlal Yadav, had also been featured in India Vs New Zealand, at Brisbane on January 11, 1986. He bowled over 8 overs , collecting 2 wickets. And his last ODI was India Vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai, on January 17, 1987.

Shivlal Yadav, had smoothly carved out a niche for him, with his own merit.