Who is Yuzvendra Chahal ?
Yuzvendra Chahal is an International Cricketer from India who features in the White ball (ODI and T20) formats of the game. His full name is Yazuvendra Singh Chahal and was born on 23 July 1990. He also happens to be a former Chess player and has earlier represented India at the International level at the Youth Level. He is a member of the Haryana Cricket Team in the Domestic circuit. His role as the Cricketer is that of a leg break bowler. He is only the 2nd player in the T20 history to have claimed a 6 wicket haul.
Yuzvendra Chahal Wiki
Here is some basic information like Yuzvendra Chahal age, full name, height, date of birth & all the basic stuff. Yuzvendra Chahal age is 30 years old, he was born on July 23rd, 1990. Yuzvendra Chahal height is around 5 feet 6 inches & he weighs around 62 kgs.
| Full name | Yuzvendra Singh Chahal |
| Nickname | Yuzi |
| Date of Birth | 23rd July 1990 |
| Age | 34 Years |
| Place of Birth | Jind, Haryana, India |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Height | 5’6” |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Hair | Black |
| Body Colour | Light Brown |
| School | DAV Public School, Jind |
| College | Mahatma Gandhi College of Health Science, Haryana |
Yuzvendra Chahal Family
Yuzvendra Chahal Family consists of 5 members including his father, mother, 2 elder sisters & himself. Yuzvendra Chahal was born to Sunita Devi and K.K. Chahal in a village of Haryana. His family now resides at Jind’s Patiala Chowk. His mother is a Housewife, while his father works as an Advocate. Yazuvendra also has 2 elder sisters, and both of them are settled in Australia. Chahal’s sisters names are Geetanjali Chahal & Neel Chahal Chahal has not married yet.
| Father | K K Chahal (Advocate) |
| Mother | Sunita Devi |
| Sister | Geetanjali Chahal & Neel Chahal |
| Brother | None |
| Marital Status | married |
| Wife | Dhanashree Verma |
| Children | None |
Yuzvendra Chahal Wife
Yuzvendra Chahal got married to a famous dance choreographer, YouTuber & influencer Dhanashree on 22nd December 2020. The couple dated each other for a long time before tieing the knot. The Indian cricketer and his better half stay quite active on social media platforms. Meanwhile, they too often share their picture together with the fans.
Yuzvendra Chahal Social
Yuzvendra Chahal is very active on social media. He has over 4.4 Million followers on Instagram and Twitter combined.
Yuzvendra Chahal Social Account Details–
| Account | Followers |
| Yuzvendra Chahal Instagram | 10M |
| Yuzvendra Chahal Twitter | 4M |
Yuzvendra Chahal Biography
Yuzvendra Chahal is now a prominent member of the Indian Cricket Team in ODIs and T20s. His partnership, along with the Chinaman bowler of India, Kuldeep is well known to break partnerships and help the side pick wickets from both ends. The dup is known as ‘Kulcha’ in the Indian Cricket fraternity. He got the call to feature in the Indian Cricket Team after having an impressive outing in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the IPL. He was called to represent India in T20 and ODI formats on an away Zimbabwe Tour.
He was decent on the Tour. But he got into the limelight against England, which was also the first task of Virat Kohli as the Skipper. In the 3rd T20 of the Series, he ended up with a figure that read 6/25 in 4 overs. His performance was also detrimental in helping India clinch the Series 2-1. In the process, he also emerged as the only Indian bowler picking up a fifer (5 wickets) in T20s. What’s more, his figure was also the 3rd best bowling performances in T20s.
Yuzvendra Chahal Net Worth
Chahal’s net worth is estimated to be between $4 -$5 million dollars. He has been given Grade B Player contract by the BCCI, which he has an annual salary of INR 3 Cr. He was retained by RCB in 2020 with a salary of INR 6 Cr.
After being with Royal Challengers Bangalore for 8 years, Chahal was released before the IPL Mega Auction held in 2022. Following a tough bidding war, Rajasthan Royals bought the right-arm leggie for ₹6.5 crores in the mega auction.
In 2023, Chahal was successfully retained by the Rajasthan Royals after his terrific performance in the 2022 IPL in which he won the purple cap. For the 2023 and the upcoming 2024 IPL season, he has been retained by RR for INR 6.5 crores.
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹ 6.50 Cr |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹ 6.50 Cr |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | ₹ 6.50 Cr |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2020 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2019 (Retain) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 6,00,00,000 |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 2011 | Mumbai Indians | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| Total | Total amount earned | ₹ 18,70,00,000 |
Yuzvendra Chahal Cricket Career
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL & Domestic Cricket Career
Chahal played for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL in 2011. In 3 seasons that he was a part of MI, he got to play in only 1 game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). But he went on to play all games in the Champions League T20 Tournament in 2011. In the Final encounter, he took 2/9 in 3 overs against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). His performance helped MI defending a low score of 139 and lifting the Trophy.
In the IPL Auction 2014, RCB picked him at the base price of Rs.10 lakh. While playing in an IPL match in 2014 season against the Delhi Daredevil (DD0, he picked the Man of the Match award. For his outstanding performance in 2015 and 2016, he was mentioned in the Cricinfo IPL XI for the year. He continued being listed in the 2016 and 2017 Cricbuzz XI. At the 2018 IPL Auction that was held in January, the Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him.
International Cricket Career
Yuzvendra Chahal was named in the 14-man Team in an away Tour of Zimbabwe in 2016. On 11 June 2016, he got to debut in the ODI format for India Vs Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club ground. In the 2nd match that he played, he went on to pick 3 wickets for only 25 runs and helped his side win the game by 8 wickets. His impressive performance also saw him being presented with the 1st International Man of the Match award.
He also made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe on 18 June 2016 in Harare. He became the first Indian bowler to pick a 5 wicket haul in T20s after claiming a famed 6/25 Vs England on 1 February 2017. He is also the first bowler to take a fifer and a 6 wicket haul in T20.
His name got into the history books being a leg spinner in T20s. He was also immensely successful in 2017 as he went on to take most wickets (23) in T20 by any bowler. Against Australia on 18 January 2019, he went on to claim his 2nd fifer in T20s with the figure of 6/42. After Ajit Agarkar in 2003-2004, it was the joint best bowling figures by an Indian Vs Australia. It was also the best figures by an Indian spinner at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia Vs Australia.
Chahal was named in the Indian Team for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. He had a decent World Cup as he claimed 12 wickets. He is now the 3rd bowler for India to claim 50 wickets during the 3rd T20 Vs Bangladesh.
Yuzvendra Chahal Chess Career
Besides being one of the best spinners in the Indian Cricket Team and the IPL, cricket is not the only talent that Yuzvendra Chahal possesses You would be amazed to know that he has also represented India Internationally at the World Youth Chess Championship. But he did not find any sponsor to pursue a career in chess further and hence; had to give up. Yuzvendra Chahal is listed on the Official website of the World Chess Federation.
Yuzvendra Chahal Stats –
Now we take a look at Chahal’s Cricket Career, his major cricket stats & cricket Milestones achieved by him in his career. Here we have all the Yuzvendra Chahal Stats including his career statics, batting career summary & all his basic cricket information.
| Playing Role | Bowler |
| Country | India |
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg-break |
| Jersey Number | #3 (India), #3 (IPL, County Cricket)#5,16(IPL, County Cricket) |
| Coach | Ashwani Kumar |
| Teams for which he played | Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Haryana, Royal Challengers Bangalore, North Zone, India A, India AT20, India |
Yuzvendra’s Career Statistics –
| ODI debut | vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Jun 11, 2016 |
| Last ODI | vs New Zealand at Bay Oval, Feb 11, 2020 |
| T20 debut | vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Jun 18, 2016 |
| Last T20 | vs New Zealand at Bay Oval, Feb 02, 2020 |
| IPL debut | vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Apr 24, 2013 |
| Last IPL | vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, May 04, 2019 |
Yuzvendra’s Bowling Career Summary
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 72 | 69 | 3739 | 3283 | 121 | 6/42 | 6/42 | 27.13 | 5.26 | 30.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 80 | 79 | 1764 | 2409 | 96 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 25.09 | 8.19 | 18.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FC | 38 | 60 | 6798 | 3498 | 106 | 6/44 | 9/99 | 33.00 | 3.08 | 64.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 138 | 132 | 6798 | 5456 | 219 | 6/24 | 6/24 | 24.91 | 4.81 | 31.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| T20s | 305 | 302 | 6545 | 8408 | 354 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 23.75 | 7.70 | 18.4 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Yuzvendra Chahal’s Lesser Known Facts
- Yuzvendra Chahal developed a great passion for the game of Cricket and Chess at a tender age of only 7.
- He has a lean physique and was being made fun of his figure by Teammates in both Chess and Cricket during his various stages of these sports over the years.
- He was able to perform exceedingly well in his assigned age-group based Tournaments concerning the Chess. He was the India National Junior Champion at the Under-12 level in Chess.
- Yuzvendra Chahal had also represented India during the 2003 Greece World Cup. He had an overall Career rating that read in 1946.
- Even though he had exceptional interest in the game of Chess, he had to give it up playing it at the professional level. Since Chess being an expensive sport, he found it hard to get someone to sponsor. Thus, being extremely talented in Chess, he had to give it up.
- Once he gave up his professional career in Chess, he devoted his entire focus to his next love, Cricket.
- He is the only player in India to have represented his Country India in both Cricket and Chess – a rare feat that people achieve in India professionally.
- Chahal started playing Cricket as a medium-fast bowler during his initial days. But he went on to select his role of being a leg spinner and stick to it. And rightly so, he has been supremely successful in his stint being a leg-break bowler for India and his IPL side over the years.
- According to what Yuzvendra Chahal says, playing Chess assists his being more patient, controls temper and even reads the mind of the batsman.
- Chahal considers another leg-break bowler of all time, Shane Warne of Australia as his idol.
- His First-Class Debut came against Madhya Pradesh in November 2019 while playing at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
- He represented one of the most successful IPL franchises Team, the Mumbai Indians during the initial years of his IPL career. Nonetheless, he was made to play for MI only once. But that did not deter his momentum and focus on becoming successful in the crowd of so many IPL aspiring Cricketers for MI.
- When he was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, that helped him raise the career ladder, and it worked for him like the boost that he needed for long.
- Chahal’s best friend in the RCB set up is Mitchell Starc of Australia.
- He keeps himself relaxed by being glued to Netflix on his smartphone.
- When India and New Zealand Team traveled together in November 2017 on the same flight en route to Thiruvananthapuram, Chahal and Ish Sodhi played a Chess game midair.
- He is called as a single Haddi (bone) among his Indian Cricket Team members and IPL members owing to his super-thin appearance.
- Yuzvendra Chahal now indulges in a new activity before the start and after the end of a game. He takes short interviews of his Teammates on moving from Hotel to bus to the ground, before and after a game. He does that under ‘Chahal TV’. His activity has gained quite a fame among his Team members these days.
