Full Name

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Born

August 07, 1992, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Age

31y 225d

Also Known As

Deepak Chahar

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Bowler

RELATIONS

(cousin)

Deepak Chahar is a classical swing bowler who added T20 smarts to his game to pick up 6 for 7 against Bangladesh in 2019, then the best bowling figures in T20Is.

After making a sensational first-class cricket debut for Rajasthan in 2010-11, taking 8 for 10 in Hyderabad's 21 all out, Chahar struggled with injuries and fitness. He then rediscovered himself as a T20 bowler, blossoming under the captaincy of MS Dhoni in Chennai Super Kings' triumphant return to the IPL in 2018. He did even better next season, finishing third on the wickets table, with 22 at a strike rate of 17.5, including 3 for 26 in the final. Super Kings paid US$1.8 million to keep him at the 2022 auction. However, a back injury ruled him out of that season's IPL and from the T20 World Cup, for which he was in the reserves, later in the year.

A bowler in the mould of Praveen Kumar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chahar learned swing bowling at his father's coaching academy. Dhoni used him shrewdly with the new ball, often bowling him for three overs in the powerplay. Chahar also kept working on his other skills and turned himself into a capable bowler at the death, which was evident in that record-breaking spell against Bangladesh: four of his six wickets, including a hat-trick, came with a wet old ball in dewy conditions.

Chahar is also a handy lower-order batter. In an ODI in Colombo in July 2021, he steered India's chase with an unbeaten 69 from No. 8.

Deepak Chahar Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs1312510489163/273/2730.565.7531.8000
T20Is2525540747316/76/724.098.3017.4010
FC4779809145661328/1012/6434.593.3861.2841
List A605925332197826/416/4126.795.2030.8020
T20s138138295738201626/76/723.587.7518.2320

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs139320369*33.8320798.060217810
T20Is2575533126.5028189.28004420
FC476611100157*18.20178756.010212933190
List A6042766569*19.0076886.58044733110
T20s138512338655*13.78281137.36012126280
Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

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Deepak Chahar was added to India's squad for the last two T20Is against Australia
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar and Dwayne Bravo celebrate getting into the final
Deepak Chahar pumps his fists
Deepak Chahar is elated as Shubman Gill realises he has to go
Deepak Chahar soaks in the delight after taking a key wicket
MS Dhoni and Deepak Chahar celebrate