Yuzvendra Chahal (Cricketer) Age, Height, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 30 Years
Wife: Dhanashree Verma
Hometown: Jind, Haryana
| Bio | |
| Full Name | Yuzvendra Singh Chahal |
| Nickname | Yuzi |
| Profession | Indian Cricketer (Spin Bowler) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6” |
| Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 62 kg in Pounds- 137 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | Test– N/A ODI– 11 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare T20– 18 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare |
| Coach/Mentor | Ashwani Kumar |
| Jersey Number | #3 (India) #3 (IPL, County Cricket) |
| Domestic/State Team | Haryana, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Nature on field | Aggressive |
| Favourite Ball | Googly |
| Records (main ones) | • Highest wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015. • Records 3rd best figures in T20 Internationals with 6/25 in 4 overs, against England, Bengaluru in 2017. • 1st Indian bowler to record a 5-wicket haul in T20 Internationals. |
| Career Turning Point | Performance in the 2013 Champions League T20. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 23 July 1990 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 30 Years |
| Birthplace | Jind, Haryana, India |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Jind, Haryana, India |
| School | DAV Public School, Jind |
| College | N/A |
| Family | Father– K K Chahal (Advocate) Mother– Sunita Devi  Brother– N/A  |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Playing chess, Travelling |
| Favourite Things | |
| Cricketers | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen Bowler: Shane Warne |
| Cricket Ground | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru |
| Chess Players | Viswanathan Anand, Abhijeet Gupta |
| Footballer | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Football Team | Real Madrid C.F. |
| Food | Butter Chicken, Rajma-Chawal |
| Travel Destination | Maldives, Greece, Paris |
| Actors | Akshay Kumar, Randeep Hooda |
| Actress | Katrina Kaif |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Engagement Date | 8 August 2020 |
| Marriage Date | 22 December 2020 (Tuesday)
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Tanishka Kapoor (Actress, Rumour)
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| Wife | Dhanashree Verma (YouTuber)
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Yuzvendra Chahal
- Does Yuzvendra Chahal drink alcohol?: Yes
- Chahal developed a great interest in both chess and cricket at the age of 7.
- Due to his thin physique, his friends used to call him “single haddi (bone).”
- He performed exceptionally well in his age-group chess tournaments; was the India national junior champion (U-12) in chess, and represented India in the World Cup in 2003 in Greece, with an overall career rating of 1946.
- Though he wanted to pursue his career in chess, he quit playing it professionally for it being an expensive sport, and he was finding it difficult to get sponsors. Due to it, he got more inclined to cricket.
- He is the first ever player to represent India in both chess and cricket.
- He started playing cricket as a medium-fast bowler but later on, he became a leg spinner.
- According to him, playing chess helps him to become more patient, controls his temper and makes him able to read batsman’s mind.
- He considers Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne as his idol.
- He made his first-class debut in November 2009 against Madhya Pradesh in Indore.
- He represented the Mumbai Indian in the initial 3-years of his IPL career, but played only one match for them, and in 2014 he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, that boosted his cricketing career.
- Mitchell Starc is his best friend in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team’s squad.
- His biggest stressbusters are – Netflix and his phone.
- In November 2017, when the New Zealand cricket team toured India, Chahal and New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi played a chess game on the flight as the Indian cricket team and New Zealand cricket team travelled to Thiruvananthapuram for a T20 International match.
