Personal
Name | Yuzvendra Singh Chahal |
Country | India |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | July 23, 1990 |
Social
Place of Birth | Jind, India |
Nickname | Yuzi, Tilli |
Father's Name | KK Chahal |
Mother's Name | Sunita Devi |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Men's Cricket |
Role | Leg Break Bowler |
Level | National, International |
Coach | Ashwani Kumar |
Any Other Sport | Chess |
Teams | India, Haryana, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Profile | Yuzvendra Chahal is an Indian International cricketer, who made his debut as a star player in the under-19 national team of Haryana. Yuzvendra started his bowling career at Indore against the team of Madhya Pradesh. |
Career Information | Debut ODI Match: at Harare Sports Club Vs Zimbabwe on 11th of June in the Year 2016 Debut T20I Match: at Harare Sports Club Vs Zimbabwe on 11th of June in the Year 2016 Debut IPL Match: First time appeared in IPL with KKR in the year 2008 but made his debut with Mumbai Indians in the Year 2011 Bowling Career: He has taken 72 wickets in 41 numbers of matches in just 3 years of ODI career at an average of 24.61 and strike rate of 30.18 including 5-wicket for 2 times (as on April 30, 2019) |
Achievements/Records Associated With | The first Indian bowler to take a five wicket haul in T20Is (6/25 against England) The first leg-spinner to take 5 & 6-wicket haul in a T20I The most wickets in T20Is in 2017 (23) Joint best figures by an Indian bowler vs Australia (6/42, other being Ajit Agarkar) The best bowling figures by an Indian spinner at MCG in Australia against Australia Only Indian Cricketer to represent India in two sports (cricket and chess) |