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Rahul Chahar

Rahul Chahar is an Indian cricketer born on August 4, 1999, who is a right-arm leg-break bowler. He plays for the Indian national team, the Rajasthan domestic team, and was acquired by Chennai Super Kings for the 2026 IPL season after playing for the Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Personally, he is married to Ishani Johar and is the cousin of fellow cricketer Deepak Chahar. 

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Full Name
Rahul Desraj Chahar
Place Of Birth
Bharaatpur, Rajasthan
Born
4 August 1999
Country
India
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm leg-break
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan · B1 vs D2 T20 December 14, 2025 1 2 0 0 50.00
Haryana vs Rajasthan · C2 vs D2 T20 December 12, 2025 20 12 0 2 166.67
Rajasthan vs Uttarakhand · Group D T20 December 2, 2025 2 3 0 0 66.67
Hyderabad (India) vs Rajasthan · Group D First Class November 8, 2025 10 22 1 0 45.45
Hampshire vs Surrey · 68th Match First Class September 24, 2025 27 46 3 0 58.70
Rajasthan vs Sikkim · Group B List A January 5, 2025 1 3 0 0 33.33

Matches

Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings
Gujarat Titans Gujarat Titans
Surrey Surrey
472/10
Result
409/10 & 302/2
Match Drawn April 24, 2026 3:30 pm
Essex Essex
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Teams Rahul Chahar Played In

  • India, Rajasthan, Chennai Super Kings (IPL 2026), Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL 2025), Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rising Pune Supergiant (IPL)

Career Key Debuts

  • T20I Debut (For India) : vs West Indies on 6 August 2019 at Providence Stadium, Guyana.
  • ODI Debut (For India) : vs Sri Lanka on 23 July 2021 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
  • IPL Debut: Rising Pune Supergiant vs Punjab Kings, April 8, 2017

Major Achievements & Championships

  • IPL Champion: Won IPL 2019 and IPL 2020 with Mumbai Indians.
  • Leading Wicket-Taker: 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy (20 wickets).
  • Record: 100+ T20 wickets (across all T20 competitions). 

Statistics (as Of March 2026)

  • IPL: 80 matches, 75 wickets.
  • T20I: 6 matches, 7 wickets (Best: 3/15).
  • ODI: 1 match, 3 wickets (Best: 3/54).
  • First Class: 27 matches, 46 wickets, 455 runs.
  • List A: 60 matches, 319 runs, 18 catches.