Star Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is celebrating his 33rd birthday today. The leg-spinner has helped India win many matches in T20I and ODI cricket. He formed an excellent combination with left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as the two spinners formed the ‘Kulcha’ duo and became the backbone of India’s bowling from 2017 to 2019.
While neither Yuzvendra Chahal nor Kuldeep Yadav have been regular members of the Indian cricket team in the last two years, they still continue to be among the match-winners in the spin department. As it is Chahal’s birthday today, in this listicle now, we will look at the top four records held by him.
1. Yuzvendra Chahal has the highest wickets in the IPL
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the number one T20 league in the world at the moment, and the number one wicket-taker in the tournament is Chahal. He has bagged 187 wickets while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in the league.
2. Only bowler to take 20 wickets in 5 different seasons
The IPL started in 2008. Since then, 16 seasons of the league have taken place, but only one bowler has achieved the rare feat of taking at least 20 wickets in five different seasons. Yuzvendra achieved the feat while playing for RCB in 2015, 2016 and 2020. In the two seasons he has played for RR in 2022 and 2023, Chahal finished with 27 and 21 wickets, respectively.
3. Yuzvendra Chahal has picked the most wickets by an Indian in T20I
Chahal has the highest wickets by an Indian in T20I cricket history. The right-arm leg-spinner has accounted for 91 wickets while playing in the shortest format of the game for India.
4. Only Indian to have 6-wicket haul in ODI and T20I
It is common to see a bowler having a six-wicket haul in Tests. However, Chahal is the only Indian to have achieved this feat in an ODI as well as a T20I match.
