Full Name

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Born

August 07, 1992, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Age

30y 233d

Also Known As

Deepak Chahar

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Bowler

RELATIONS

RD Chahar

(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.

Career Averages
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODI1312510489163/273/2730.565.7531.8000
T20I2424516703296/76/724.248.1717.7010
FC4779809145661328/1012/6434.593.3861.2841
List A585724312132765/275/2728.055.2631.9010
T20122122261633401376/76/724.377.6619.0320
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODI139320369*33.8320798.060217810
T20I2465533153.0026203.84004420
FC476611100157*18.20178756.010212933190
List A5841659969*17.1171284.12034131100
T20122442031855*13.25238133.61011623250
Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar
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ODI
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Recent Matches - Player
MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Rajasthan vs Services16 & 10*2/40 & 0/3024-Jan-2023JodhpurFC
India vs Bangladesh110/1207-Dec-2022MirpurODI # 4496
India vs Bangladesh01/3204-Dec-2022MirpurODI # 4493
India vs New Zealand120/3030-Nov-2022ChristchurchODI # 4489
India vs New Zealand----27-Nov-2022HamiltonODI # 4487
Photos
Deepak Chahar struck with the first ball of the innings
The winning Indian side poses with the trophy after wrapping up the T20I series 2-1
Deepak Chahar gave South Africa a scare with a 17-ball 31
Deepak Chahar picked up two wickets in his first two overs
India's players celebrate with the series trophy
India with their spoils after taking the series 3-0