Bowler

Yuzvendra Chahal

India · 36 yrs · Born 23 Jul 1990, Jind, Haryana

Teams

Batting: Right Hand Bat
Bowling: Legbreak Googly
Role: Bowler

Recent form

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2/23(6.0)&0/34(9.3)
vs Mid
24 Sept 26 · Test
1/19(7.1)&4/46(18.5)
vs Wor
08 Sept 26 · Test
4/36(15.2)&5/84(26.5)
vs Dur
02 Sept 26 · Test
2/58(19.0)
vs Ken
27 Aug 26 · Test

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Profile

Yuzvendra Chahal is an attacking legspinner who first attracted attention when he took 34 wickets in the National Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy in 2009, ending the tournament as its leading wicket-taker. A former chess player who represented India at junior levels, Chahal made his first-class debut for Haryana the same year and was signed by Mumbai Indians in 2011 to be part of their IPL squad.

He didn't play a game that season but was still named in Mumbai's Champions League T20 squad the same year. It was in the Champions League that he got an extended run in the side - he featured in the playing XI in all the matches and starred in Mumbai's win in the final with a spell of 3-0-9-2. However, in the next two years with Mumbai, he managed only one game. His IPL fortunes mirrored those in domestic cricket, where he played in only eight matches in three seasons from 2011-12 onwards and picked up just 16 wickets.

- Over the course of 113 matches across eight seasons, Chahal went on to become RCB's highest wicket-taker, but the franchise chose not to retain him ahead of the 2022 mega auction.

- In 2015, he earned an India cap on the back of a prolific second season for RCB, where he was their highest wicket-taker with 23 scalps.

- He followed that up with an equally prolific IPL 2016, where he was the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker (23) behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar. It coincided with RCB's inspired run to the finals.

- During IPL 2023, Chahal went past Dwayne Bravo to become IPL's leading wicket-taker. His record-breaking feat came at Eden Gardens, the scene of his IPL debut.

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