Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar (born 7 August 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a right-arm medium pace swing bowler, who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.

Early and personal life Chahar was born in 1992 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. His younger cousin is Rahul Chahar. His Sister Malti Chahar is Bollywood Actress, Writer and Director.

He proposed to his Delhi-based girlfriend, Jaya Bhardwaj, during his team's last league-stage match of the 2021 Indian Premier League.

Domestic career Chahar took eight wickets for 10 runs (8/10) against Hyderabad on his first-class cricket debut in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy; Hyderabad were bowled out for 21 runs, the lowest total in Ranji Trophy history. Chahar's swing bowling soon earned him a youth contract with Rajasthan Royals, an Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket franchise.

In 2016, he was signed up by the Rising Pune Supergiants. In October 2016, he worked with international coaches Ian Pont and Catherine Dalton in Jaipur as part of Rajasthan's development camp.

In January 2018, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction. In October 2018, he was named in the India B squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In February 2022, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. However, he was later ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury.

On 25 November 2024, during the IPL mega auction in Jeddah, he was signed up by the Mumbai Indians.

International career In May 2018, Chahar was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the team's tour of England. He made his T20I debut on 8 July 2018, taking one wicket. He made his One Day International debut against Afghanistan in September 2018 during the 2018 Asia Cup.

In July 2021, Chahar scored his maiden ODI half-century, and in September was named as one of three reserve players in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In January 2022, he scored his second half century in ODIs against South Africa.