The Indian cricketer Rahul Desraj Chahar is a member of the Punjab Kings Indian Premier League team as well as the Rajasthan side, which competes in the domestic league of the nation. It was in August 2019 that he made his first appearance for India outside of India. Rahul Chahar was born to Desraj Singh Chahar and Usha Chahar, both of whom are members of the Jat Jat family, which is a Hindu religion. Deepak Chahar, his cousin, is also a cricket player who competes all over the world.
During their time together, Rahul’s uncle Lokendra Singh Chahar provided them with training. Malti Chahar, his other cousin, is also in the acting scene. It was on November 5, 2016, when Rahul made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy during the 2016–17 season. While playing for Rajasthan in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the 2016–17 season, he made his debut in the List A competition on February 25, 2017.
In February 2017, the Rising Pune Supergiant club made the acquisition of Rahul for the sum of 10 lakhs to be ready for the 2017 Indian Premier League. On April 8, 2017, he participated in his maiden Twenty20 match which was part of the Indian Premier League for the year 2017. During the Indian Premier League auction that took place in January 2018, the Mumbai Indians were the ones who acquired him. In the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rahul led Rajasthan in wicket-taking with 20 wickets in nine matches. He was the batting leader for Rajasthan.
Rahul Chahar Biography
| Name | Rahul Chahar |
| Full Name | Rahul Desraj Chahar |
| Date of Birth | 4 August 1999 |
| Place of Birth | Bharatpur |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Desraj Chahar |
| Mother’s Name | Usha Devi Chahar |
| Siblings | Deepak Chahar |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break |
| ODI Debut | NA |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
October 2018 saw him become a member of India C’s roster for the Deodhar Trophy for the 2018–19 season. September 2019 saw the addition of Rahul to the roster of the India Green side for the Duleep Trophy for the 2019–20 season. At the auction for the Indian Premier League 2022, which took place in February of that year, the Punjab Kings acquired him. The selection of Rahul for the India Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies took place in July 2019.
He played his first Twenty20 International match on August 6, 2019, against the West Indies. He was one of the five players that India had identified as their backups for the test series that they were going to play against England in January of 2021. The following month, he was named to the Indian team a month before the first test match was scheduled to take place. The India One Day International (ODI) side that will compete against Sri Lanka in June 2021 will have Rahul as a member of the squad.
It was on July 23, 2021, that he made his debut for India in a One-Day International match against Sri Lanka. The Indian side that will compete in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in September 2021 will have Chahar as a member of the squad. Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis engaged in a tough matchup during the match between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Punjab Kings, which took place at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The hosts got off to a blazing start, but then they had a brief fall in their batting performance.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 72 | 7 | 108 | 25* | 7.20 | 109 | 99.08 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 77 | 25* | 12.83 | 68 | 113.24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2.80 | 15 | 93.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 0.00 | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6.00 | 11 | 109.09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 0.00 | 2 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 72 | 1526 | 1953 | 67 | 4/27 | 29.15 | 7.68 | 22.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 48 | 91 | 2 | 1/33 | 45.50 | 11.38 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 298 | 385 | 8 | 2/16 | 48.13 | 7.75 | 37.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 280 | 360 | 14 | 3/25 | 25.71 | 7.71 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 258 | 318 | 13 | 4/27 | 24.46 | 7.39 | 19.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 318 | 433 | 15 | 2/18 | 28.86 | 8.16 | 21.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 282 | 308 | 13 | 3/19 | 23.69 | 6.55 | 21.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 2 | 1/26 | 29.00 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
On the other hand, there was a fifty from the opener, Quinton de Kock, and a blistering cameo from the captain, Nicholas Pooran, which put LSG on track to achieve a respectable total. Stoinis welcomed Chahar with a pair of massive sixes as he entered the attack in the ninth over. Chahar was the first player to come into the attack. The all-rounder for the LSG hit the second ball over the bowler’s head for a maximum, and then he followed it up with another one from over the square leg boundary.
Chahar, who was in a state of complete devastation, managed to regain his composure and clean up Stoinis on the fourth delivery of the over, ultimately delivering an angry send-off to the all-rounder. Nicholas Pooran walked to flip the coin instead of KL Rahul earlier in the game, which resulted in LSG winning the toss and preferring to bat first. It was announced that the normal captain would be joining the team as an “Impact Sub,” while other players, such as Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddarth, would be making their debuts.
In certain instances, the issue resolves itself without any intervention. In the same way that it occurred with the Mumbai Indians (MI) during the previous season, when they had a clear spin problem going into the season, but Piyush Chawla ended up having a great season that covered up the flaws by taking 22 wickets at a rate of 22.50 per wicket. The issue, on the other hand, tends to get more severe with time, which will ultimately place the team in question in a very difficult situation.
Being aware that Rahul Chahar’s form was a major problem, Punjab Kings joined the Indian Premier League in 2024. On the other hand, since they did not confront the matter at the auction table, they assumed that it would miraculously resolve itself. However, things were different during the previous season, as the leggie only managed to take eight wickets for the whole of the edition. Among all leg-spinners in the league who had bowled at least 30 overs, Chahar’s average of 48.1 was the lowest of any of the competitors in the Indian Premier League 2023.
