Yuzvendra Chahal is Indian cricket player. He was born on 23 July 1990 in Jind, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his schooling from DAV Public School, Jind, Haryana. His father’s name is KK Chahal, and his mother’s name is Sunita Devi. 

He is married to Dhanashree Verma. 

Yuzvendra Chahal’s favourites

His hobbies include travelling and playing chess. 

He likes to eat fish. 

His favourite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen, and Shane Warne. 

His favourite actors are Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Ileana D’Cruz, and Nargis Fakhri. 

His favourite film is Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. 

His favourite singer is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. 

His favourite book is ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’ by Chetan Bhagat. 

Interesting facts about Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal has represented India in both cricket and chess tournaments.

He considers Shane Warne as his inspiration and idol. 

In the beginning of his cricket journey, Yuzvendra Chahal played as a medium fast bowler. 

Chess tournaments

In the year 2002, Yuzvendra Chahal represented India in the Asian and World Youth Championships. In Under-12 category, he emerged as the winner of National Chess Championship. 

In November 2009, he made his first-class match debut against Madhya Pradesh in Indore. 

Yuzvendra Chahal’s ODI debut

On 11 June 2016, he played his first ODI match against Zimbabwe in Harare. 

Yuzvendra is a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In the year 2015, he made the record of taking most wickets for RCB in the IPL tournament.