Deepak Chahar (born 7 August 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-arm medium pace swing bowler, who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
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| Full name | Deepak Lokendrasingh Chahar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1992 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rahul Chahar (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 223) | 25 September 2018 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 December 2022 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 76) | 8 July 2018 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 December 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–present | Rajasthan (squad no. 9/90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 9/45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2019, he became the first Indian male cricketer to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International (T20I) match. In January 2020, Chahar was awarded with the T20I Performance of the Year award by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after taking six wickets for seven runs against Bangladesh.[1]
Early and personal life
editChahar was born in 1992 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. His younger cousin is Rahul Chahar.[2][3][4]
He proposed to his Delhi-based girlfriend, Jaya Bhardwaj, during his team's last league-stage match of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[5][6] On 1 June 2022 the couple got married in Agra.[7]
Domestic career
editChahar took eight wickets for 10 runs (8/10) against Hyderabad on his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy;[8] Hyderabad were bowled out for 21 runs, the lowest total in Ranji Trophy history. Chahar's swing bowling soon earned him a youth contract with Rising Pune Supergiants, an Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket franchise.[9] In October 2016, he worked with international coaches Ian Pont and Catherine Dalton in Jaipur as part of Rajasthan's development camp.[10]
In January 2018, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.[11] In October 2018, he was named in the India B squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[12] In February 2022, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[13] However, he was later ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury.
On 25th November, 2024 during the IPL Mega Auction in Jeddah, he was bought by Mumbai Indians.
International career
editIn May 2018, Chahar was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the team's tour of England.[14] He made his T20I debut on 8 July 2018,[15] taking one wicket.[16] He made his One Day International debut against Afghanistan in September 2018 during the 2018 Asia Cup.[17]
Chahar was selected in the Indian Twenty20 squad against West Indies in 2019,[18] playing in the final match of the series and winning the player of the match award after taking three wickets for four runs.[19] He was subsequently selected for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh. In the final match of the series he set new best bowling figures in a men's T20I, with six wickets for seven runs from 3.2 overs.[a][20] During the series, he also took the first hat-trick by a bowler for India in T20I and his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[21][22]
In July 2021, Chahar scored his maiden ODI half-century,[23] and in September was named as one of three reserve players in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24] In January 2022, he scored his second half century in ODIs against South Africa.[25]
Notes
edit- ^ These figures have since been bettered.
References
edit- ^ "Stokes wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: After Deepak Chahar, 'doosra' in household as Rahul Chahar takes nine wickets". The Indian Express. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Big brother, little brother - The Chahars' India dream". Cricbuzz. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Acharya, Shayan. "IPL 2019: A brotherly gathering". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet Jaya Bhardwaj, the mysterious girl CSK star Deepak Chahar proposed to after match against PBKS". DNA India. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar Jaya Bhardwaj: जानिए कौन हैं दीपक चाहर की पत्नी जया, उनके 'साले साहब' भी बड़े फेमस हैं". Aaj Tak. 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar gets married, shares HEARTFELT message for wife Jaya Bhardwaj". Zee News. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Debutant routs Hyderabad for lowest Ranji total". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Rajasthan pick four as franchises focus on Ranji final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Ian Pont and Catherine Dalton head the pace bowling camp at jaipur 2016". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Team India Selection: Rahane to Lead Against Afghanistan; Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu and Siddarth Kaul Included for England ODIs". News18. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "3rd T20I, India tour of Ireland and England at Bristol, Jul 8 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "India vs England: Deepak Chahar makes India debut in third T20I". The Indian Express. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "5th Match, Super Four, Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 25 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Dhoni opts out of West Indies tour, Hardik rested, Bumrah only for Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "India beat West Indies by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) - West Indies vs India 3rd T20I Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar Takes 6/7, India Win Nagpur T20I And Clinch Series 2-1". News Nation. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar's hat-trick guides India to beat Bangladesh in T20I, win series". Jantaka Reporter. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar demolishes Bangladesh with 6/7, India win T20I series 2-1". The Indian Express. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Highlights: India ride on Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav fifties to win series". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "India's T20 World Cup squad: R Ashwin picked, MS Dhoni mentor". ESPNcricinfo. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "South Africa vs India: Deepak Chahar's ability with the bat gives us a lot more options, says Rahul Dravid". India Today. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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