Rahul Chahar

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Fullname
Rahul Desraj Chahar
Born (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 26)
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Rahul Chahar
Personal information
Full name
Rahul Desraj Chahar
Born (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 26)
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
RelationsDeepak Chahar (cousin)
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 237)23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.28
T20I debut (cap 81)6 August 2019 v West Indies
Last T20I8 November 2021 v Namibia
T20I shirt no.28
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–presentRajasthan
2017Rising Pune Supergiants
2019–2021Mumbai Indians
2022–2024Punjab Kings
2025Sunrisers Hyderabad
2026-PresentChennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 6 27 60
Runs scored 13 5 455 319
Batting average 13.00 5.00 17.50 10.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 13 5 84 48
Balls bowled 60 132 4,475 2,936
Wickets 3 7 101 106
Bowling average 18 23.85 27.37 23.74
5 wickets in innings 0 0 8 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 3/54 3/15 8/51 5/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 5/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 March 2026

Rahul Desraj Chahar (born 4 August 1999) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.[1]

Rahul was born in Hindu Jat family to Desraj Singh Chahar and Usha Chahar. His paternal uncle, Lokendra Singh Chahar is his cricket coach who trained him and his cousin Deepak Chahar together. Rahul started playing cricket at the age of 8 years after watching his elder cousin brother Deepak Chahar. He started off as a fast bowler but later realised his actual talent was in spinning the ball. His cousin brother, Deepak is also an Indian international cricketer.[2][3][4] And his cousin Malti Chahar is a Bollywood actress. Rahul got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Ishani in 2019[5] & got married in March 2022.[6][7]

Domestic career

Rahul made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016.[8] He made his List A debut for Rajasthan in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[9]

In February 2017, Rahul was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiant team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[10] He made his Twenty20 cricket (T20) debut in the 2017 Indian Premier League on 8 April 2017.[11] In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.[12]

Rahul was the leading wicket-taker for Rajasthan in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty dismissals in nine matches.[13] In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[14]

In August 2019, Rahul was named in the India Green team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[15][16] In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17]

International career

References

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