Yuzvendra Singh Chahal is a former chess player and athlete from India who now plays cricket. Yuzvendra Chahal, an attacking leg spinner, rose to prominence in 2009 as he ended the National Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 34 wickets. This achievement brought him a lot of attention. During the same year, Chahal, a former chess player who had previously played for India at the junior level, made his debut for Haryana in the first-class competition.
Playing chess and going on adventures are two of Yuzvendra Chahal’s other interests. Those born under the sign of Leo are Yuzvendra Chahal. In 2011, the Mumbai Indians made Chahal a part of their Indian Premier League club by hiring him. In India’s domestic cricket competitions, he plays for the Haryana team. At the moment, he is one of the players for the Rajasthan Royals, who compete in the Indian Premier League.
In chess, he has competed for India in both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), which are both different types of international competitions. The fractured leg he has allows him to bowl. The first Indian player to ever collect a six-wicket haul in Twenty20 International history, Chahal was the second player to ever do it. His accomplishment of being named man of the match in a cricket match played on a worldwide basis made him the first concussion substitute to get this honor.
This is the only time that all have ever competed in any of the Twenty20 Internationals or One-Day Internationals that are part of the different international cricket forms. Not only has Chahal participated on an international level in cricket, but he has also done so in chess. Within the national league, Chahal is the representative for the state of Haryana. Within the context of the Indian Premier League, Chahal is an important member of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.
Yuzvendra Chahal Biography
| Name | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Full Name | Yuzvendra Singh Chahal |
| Date of Birth | 23 July 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Jind |
| Other Names | Yuzi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | K.K.Chahal |
| Mother’s Name | Sunita Devi |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Dhanashree Verma |
| Marriage Date | 22 December 2020 |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm leg spin |
| ODI Debut | June 11, 2016 vs. Zimbabwe |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | Butter Chicken, Garlic Naan, Chole Kulche, Pani Puri, and Dal Tadka |
| Favourite Actor | Ranveer Singh |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
To further his education, he attended the DAV Public School located in Jind. It was at the Mahatma Gandhi College of Health Science in Haryana that he received his degree. On the 22nd of December in the year 2020, Yuzvendra Chahal tied the knot with Dhanashree Verma, who is well-known for her work as a dance choreographer, dentist, and YouTuber. Gurgaon served as the location for their wedding ceremony, which was not open to the public.
They are a lovely couple: the two of them together. It is not just their giftedness that demonstrates their connection to one another. The fact that they both enjoy vivacity and enjoyment is another thing that binds them together. Yuzvendra and Dhanashree both met via the use of social media. It was Yuzvendra’s dream to one day become a dancer. After seeing footage of Dhanashree dancing, he reached out to her for the same reason after discovering the recordings.
Almost immediately, he started going to dancing lessons. Dancing lessons eventually developed into dates between the two of them. They felt a spark of attraction between them. over time, they developed a strong friendship. April was the month in which everything took place during the lockdown. They came very close to becoming successful. They only dated for a short time, but throughout that time they surely had some amazing memories.
The engagement between the two is a passionate one. They were both wearing very stunning outfits. The pair have shared several photographs on their Instagram account. And lately, their fans have shown their appreciation by posting love on their images. In every way, their wedding was exactly as beautiful as their engagement. In 2011, the Mumbai Indians made their first acquisition of Chahal.
However, he only participated in one Indian Premier League game throughout three seasons, which was a match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 24. He appeared in every game in the Champions League Twenty20 in 2011. By taking two wickets for nine in three overs during the final match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he assisted Mumbai in maintaining their total of 139 and ultimately winning the match. During the Indian Premier League player auction that took place in 2014, the Royal Challengers acquired him for a base price of ten lakh rupees.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 152 | 13 | 37 | 8* | 5.29 | 86 | 43.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 8 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 8* | 0.00 | 27 | 37.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | 16 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 4* | 4.33 | 26 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 152 | 3329 | 4273 | 199 | 5/40 | 21.47 | 7.70 | 16.73 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 156 | 217 | 12 | 3/11 | 18.08 | 8.35 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 317 | 432 | 21 | 4/17 | 20.57 | 8.18 | 15.10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 408 | 527 | 27 | 5/40 | 19.52 | 7.75 | 15.11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 318 | 374 | 18 | 3/11 | 20.77 | 7.05 | 17.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 343 | 405 | 21 | 3/18 | 19.28 | 7.08 | 16.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 296 | 386 | 18 | 4/38 | 21.44 | 7.82 | 16.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 300 | 363 | 12 | 2/22 | 30.25 | 7.26 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 261 | 333 | 14 | 3/16 | 23.78 | 7.65 | 18.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 295 | 401 | 21 | 4/25 | 19.09 | 8.15 | 14.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 281 | 415 | 23 | 3/40 | 18.04 | 8.86 | 12.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 330 | 386 | 12 | 2/17 | 32.16 | 7.01 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0/34 | – | 8.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
His performance against the Delhi Capitals earned him the Man of the Match award for the 2014 Indian Premier League. It was at the Indian Premier League auction in January 2018 when the Royal Challengers Bangalore repurchased him. In February in the year 2022, the Rajasthan Royals were the ones that purchased him during the super auction for the Indian Premier League.
In an Indian Premier League match that took place on April 18, 2022, Chahal won the match against the Kolkata Knight Riders by claiming a hat-trick and five wickets. During the Indian Premier League 2024 season, Yuzvendra Chahal will be a member of the Rajasthan Royals side.
As a result of Chahal’s extraordinary ability to fool batters with his variations and make him a match-winner on his day, the Rajasthan Royals were able to acquire him for a sum of Rs. 6.50 Crore. He played his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on June 18, 2016, in Harare, Zimbabwe. The match was against Zimbabwe. This was his first wicket in a Twenty20 International. He became the first bowler for India to obtain a five-wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals as he concluded with statistics of 6/25 at the end of the match against England on February 1, 2017.
In addition, Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for the greatest leg-spin bowling performance in the history of Twenty20 Internationals (6/25) since he was the first legspinner to take a wicket and six wickets in a Twenty20 International. In April of 2019, he was part of India’s squad that will compete in the Cricket World Cup. By the time the World Cup was over, he had taken 12 wickets. In the third Twenty20 International match that took place in November 2019, he became India’s third bowler to reach 50 wickets in a Twenty20 International.
Chahal came in to replace Ravindra Jadeja in the first Twenty20 International match against Australia on December 4, 2020. Jadeja had suffered a concussion earlier in the contest. In a subsequent encounter, Chahal was the first concussion substitute to win the Man of the Match award in an international cricket match. This achievement made Chahal a game-changer. In June of 2021, he was an integral part of the Indian One-Day International (ODI) squad that was preparing for their series against Sri Lanka.
