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154 matches, 217 wickets… still out of the team, know Yuzvendra Chahal’s amazing records and some interesting things on the occasion of his birthday.

By Samira Vishwas

Yuzvendra Chahal Birthday: India’s star leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is celebrating his birthday today. This star leg spinner of the Indian cricket team has turned 36 today i.e. on 23 July 2026. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has congratulated Chahal on the occasion of his birthday by posting on its X account. On the occasion of Yuzvendra Chahle’s birthday, today we are going to tell you some of his amazing records and some interesting things related to his life.

Some important things related to Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is a resident of Jind, Haryana. Earlier he used to play chess. After this he started playing cricket and performed brilliantly for India. Chahal made his international debut on 11 June 2016 in the match against Zimbabwe in Harare. Chahal has played both ODI and T20 formats for India. He never got a chance to play Test cricket for Team India.

Chalah married Dhanashree Verma on 22 December 2020 in Gurugram. After this, they got divorced after a few years. Chahal got divorce by mutual consent on 20 March 2025 by Bandra Family Court of Mumbai. Since then his name continues to be associated with many women. Chahal is often seen making reels and having fun on Instagram. She is funny in her personal life.

Great records of Yuzvendra Chahal

  • Yuzvendra Chahal became the first spinner in the world to create a world record of taking 6 wickets in an ODI match in Australia.
  • Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian bowler to take 6 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs against England in T20 International cricket.
  • Yuzvendra Chahal had equaled Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, who had taken 6-6 wickets twice before him.
  • Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in IPL. A total of 233 wickets have been registered in his name so far.
  • Yuzvendra Chahal has taken hat-trick twice in IPL. He took his first hat-trick in 2022 against Rajasthan Royals or Kolkata Knight Riders. After this, Chahal took the second hat-trick in the year 2025 while playing for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
  • He is the bowler who has taken the most wickets for RCB in IPL. He has taken more than 100 wickets for RCB.
  • Chahal won the ICC Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year title for India in 2017.

Yuzvendra Chahal’s cricket career

Indian cricket team’s leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahle has played 72 ODI matches for the country. During this period he has taken 121 wickets. His economy in ODI cricket has been 5.27. His best performance in ODIs has been 6/42, which came against Australia. Apart from this, he has taken 96 wickets in 80 matches in T20 format for the Indian cricket team. His best performance in T20 has been 6/25, which came against England. Chahal has taken 233 wickets in 188 IPL matches.

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