Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal
Chahal in 2024
Income Tax Department [1]
Inspector
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018-present
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterNirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister
Personal details
Born (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34)
Jind, Haryana, India
SpouseDhanashree Verma
Personal information
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 211)11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI24 January 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.3
T20I debut (cap 60)19 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I13 August 2023 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–presentHaryana (squad no. 3)
2011–2013Mumbai Indians (squad no. 23)
2014–2021Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 3)
2022–presentRajasthan Royals (squad no. 3)
2023Kent (squad no. 27)
2024Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 72 80 35 138
Runs scored 69 6 345 300
Batting average 8.62 3.00 8.41 11.11
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18* 3* 42 24*
Balls bowled 3,437 1,764 6,477 6,798
Wickets 121 96 96 219
Bowling average 26.77 25.09 34.51 24.91
5 wickets in innings 2 1 2 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/42 6/25 6/44 6/24
Catches/stumpings 15/– 14/– 12/– 27/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2024 West Indies & USA
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2018 United Arab Emirates
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 August 2024

Yuzvendra Chahal (born 23 July 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in white ball cricket as a leg spin bowler. He also plays for Haryana in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm leg break bowler. Chahal was the second player and first Indian to take a 6 wicket haul in T20I history.[3] He was the first concussion substitute to be named man of the match in an international cricket match.[4] He is a former chess player and represented India internationally in chess. He was a part of the Indian team which won the 2024 T20 World Cup, however he did not feature in any of the matches during the tournament.

  1. ^ "7 Indian Cricketers Who Hold High-Ranking Government Jobs As Reward For On-Field Excellence". mensxp. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Yuzvendra Chahal’s profile on Sportskeeda
  3. ^ "Yuzvendra Chahal Biography, Records, Achievements, Career & Stats". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Yuzvendra Chahal: concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja, also Man of the Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2020.