Deepak Chahar

Deepak Lokendrasingh Chahar (born 7 August 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right hand medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman, who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He became the first Indian male cricketer to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 International.[1][2] In January 2020, Chahar was awarded with the T20I Performance of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after taking six wickets for seven runs against Bangladesh.[3]

Deepak Chahar
Personal information
Full nameDeepak Lokendrasingh Chahar
Born (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
RelationsRahul Chahar (cousin)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 223)25 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI18 December 2019 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 76)8 July 2018 v England
Last T20I11 December 2019 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentRajasthan
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 9)
2018–presentChennai Super Kings (squad no. 90)
Career statistics
Competition ODI List A T20s T20I
Matches 2 44 65 7
Runs scored 18 380 158 0
Batting average 9.00 13.57 8.77 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 12 63 * 39 0
Balls bowled 84 1831 1379 146
Wickets 2 57 80 14
Bowling average 37.00 27.75 20.70 10.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1 2 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/37 5/27 6/7 6/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 13/- 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2019

Early life and family

Chahar was born in 1992 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Lokendra is retired from the Indian Air Force. He was raised alongside his cousin, fellow cricketer Rahul Chahar who is sometimes referred to as his brother.[4][5][6]

Domestic career

He picked up figures of 8/10 on his first-class debut against Hyderabad at Jaipur in the first game of the 2010-11 Ranji Trophy season.[7] Hyderabad were bundled out for 21 runs which is the lowest total ever in Ranji Trophy history. Chahar's impressive swing bowling soon earned him a youth contract with Rajasthan Royals.[8]

In October 2016, he worked with International cricket coaches Ian Pont and Catherine Dalton in Jaipur as part of Rajasthan Cricket's development camp.[9] It was here he made significant improvements to his confidence and control, which has led him to becoming a great Power Play specialist.

In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.[10] In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[11]

International career

In May 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England.[12] He made his T20I debut for India on 8 July 2018.[13] In his debut match against England he dismissed Jason Roy. He was also the second bowler after Siddarth Kaul to make his debut in this UK tour.[14] He made his One Day International debut for India against Afghanistan on 25 September 2018 during 2018 Asia Cup.[15]

He was selected on 21 July 2019 in the T20 squad for India against the West Indies commencing 3 August.[16] He played against West Indies in the final match of the series and won the player of the match award with figure of 3/4.[17]

He was subsequently selected for the three-match T20I series against Bangaldesh. He played a prominent role in winning the series against Bangladesh in the final match. He took the best bowling figures in T20Is, with six wickets for seven runs from 3.2 overs.[18] He also took the first hat-trick by a bowler for India and his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[19][20] He won the Player of the match award for the final match and also the Player of the series award.[21]

References
  1. India Today Web Desk (10 November 2019). "Deepak Chahar's hat-trick helps India win T20I series vs Bangladesh". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "Recent Match Report - India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I 2019 | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "Stokes wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Ranji Trophy: After Deepak Chahar, 'doosra' in household as Rahul Chahar takes nine wickets". The Indian Express. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "Big brother, little brother - The Chahars' India dream". Cricbuzz. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. Acharya, Shayan. "IPL 2019: A brotherly gathering". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. Debutant routs Hyderabad for lowest Ranji total
  8. Rajasthan pick four as franchises focus on Ranji final
  9. "JAIPUR CITY [PG 6] : Ian Pont and Catherine Dalton head the pace bowling camp at RCA". epaper.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  12. "Team India Selection: Rahane to Lead Against Afghanistan; Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu and Siddarth Kaul Included for England ODIs". News18. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. "3rd T20I, India tour of Ireland and England at Bristol, Jul 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  14. "India vs England: Deepak Chahar makes India debut in third T20I". The Indian Express. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  15. "5th Match, Super Four, Asia Cup at Dubai, Sep 25 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  16. "Dhoni opts out of West Indies tour, Hardik rested, Bumrah only for Tests". ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  17. "India beat West Indies by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) - West Indies vs India 3rd T20I Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  18. "Deepak Chahar Takes 6/7, India Win Nagpur T20I And Clinch Series 2-1". News Nation. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  19. "Deepak Chahar's hat-trick guides India to beat Bangladesh in T20I, win series". Jantaka Reporter. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  20. "Deepak Chahar demolishes Bangladesh with 6/7, India win T20I series 2-1". The Indian Express. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  21. "India vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I, Bangladesh tour of India, 2019". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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