Father: Desraj Singh Chahar, Mother: Usha Chahar, Cousin: Deepak Chahar
Rahul Chahar is a talented legbreak googly bowler from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. He made a name for himself in the IPL as a key member of the Mumbai Indians squad that won two titles in 2019 and 2020. Like many successful T20 spinners, Rahul does not turn the ball sharply. Instead, he relies on good loop, drift, and clever changes in length and pace to trouble batters. He comes from a cricketing family, with his cousin Deepak Chahar also playing for India. After stints with Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rahul joined the Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026, following in his cousin’s footsteps.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 60 | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 5.40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 6 | 6 | 132 | 167 | 7 | 3/15 | 3/15 | 23.85 | 7.59 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 27 | 46 | 4475 | 2765 | 101 | 8/51 | 10/118 | 27.37 | 3.70 | 44.3 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| List A | 60 | 58 | 2936 | 2517 | 106 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 23.74 | 5.14 | 27.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T20s | 140 | 139 | 3003 | 3846 | 142 | 5/14 | 5/14 | 27.08 | 7.68 | 21.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 25 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FC | 27 | 30 | 4 | 455 | 84 | 17.50 | 740 | 61.48 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 5 |
| List A | 60 | 41 | 10 | 319 | 48 | 10.29 | 415 | 76.86 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| T20s | 140 | 51 | 23 | 264 | 25* | 9.42 | 249 | 106.02 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
Rahul Chahar is a legbreak googly bowler. He bowls right-arm leg spin and uses his googly as a key weapon to surprise batters.
He has played for several IPL teams, including the Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rising Pune Supergiant, and most recently the Chennai Super Kings.
His best years came with Mumbai Indians. He took 28 wickets across the 2019 and 2020 seasons, helping the team win both titles.
Yes, Deepak Chahar is his cousin. Both have represented Rajasthan in domestic cricket, and Deepak has also played for Chennai Super Kings in the past.
He made his first-class and List A debuts for Rajasthan during the 2016-17 domestic season.
He was born on August 4, 1999, which makes him 26 years old.
