Deepak Chahar Age, Stats, 6/7 Record and IPL Career

Who is Deepak Chahar?

Deepak Lokendrasingh Chahar is an Indian cricketer born in Agra on 7 August 1992. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium, with swing and new-ball control forming the basis of his specialist bowling role. He has represented Rajasthan, India and several IPL teams, most notably Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

Chahar should not be confused with leg-spinner Rahul Chahar. Both played for India and in the IPL, but they have different birth dates, bowling styles and career records. This page resolves Deepak through his exact BCCI, ICC, IPL and Mumbai Indians identity rather than linking a surname-only feed label.

Deepak Chahar's age, birth date and role

Chahar was 34 years old on 20 August 2026, having turned 34 on 7 August. The age is paired with a review date because it changes annually, while his date of birth remains fixed. Official Mumbai Indians and IPL records identify him as a right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler.

His primary classification is bowler, but that does not make his batting irrelevant. Two ODI fifties and a high score of 69 not out show lower-order value within the dated international record. Those innings support batting depth, not a claim that he held a permanent top-order or all-rounder role.

Eight wickets on Ranji Trophy debut

Chahar's first-class debut for Rajasthan began with 8/10 from 7.3 overs against Hyderabad in Jaipur on 1 November 2010. BCCI's match report records that Hyderabad were dismissed for 21 in 15.3 overs, then the lowest completed total in Ranji Trophy history. Pankaj Singh took the other two wickets.

The 8/10 is an innings figure, not eight extra wickets outside his first-class career total. It remains useful because it explains how an 18-year-old seamer announced himself, while the complete match and later seasons require their own scorecards.

How does Deepak Chahar swing the new ball?

Chahar's role is built around presenting an upright seam and moving the new ball, particularly away from a right-handed batter while retaining the option to bring it back. Early overs offer a harder ball and a more pronounced seam, which can make this skill especially valuable during the powerplay.

Swing is not automatic. Humidity, ball condition, release, length and the pitch all affect movement. His 2019 spell of 3/20 against Kolkata included an early inswinger to Chris Lynn and 20 dot balls, showing that the same bowler can use movement and pace control rather than relying on one delivery.

India debut and international formats

Chahar made his senior India debut in 2018. The dated table contains 13 ODIs and 25 T20Is through 7 December 2022. He did not have a Test row in that snapshot, so this page does not convert domestic first-class matches or an India A selection into a Test cap.

ODI and T20I records use different ball limits, fields and tactical roles. His 69 not out belongs to the ODI batting line, while the 6/7 belongs to T20I bowling. Combining them into a single performance total would remove the context that makes each record meaningful.

Six for seven against Bangladesh

At Nagpur on 10 November 2019, Chahar took 6/7 from 3.2 overs as India defended 174 against Bangladesh and won the series decider by 30 runs. ICC described it as the best bowling return in men's T20I cricket at the time. His wickets included Mohammad Naim, whose 81 had kept Bangladesh in the chase.

Later international performances changed the all-time world ordering, but 6/7 remains the best men's T20I return by an India bowler in the official Mumbai Indians profile checked in August 2026. Historical wording prevents a former world record from being presented as a current global record.

India's first men's T20I hat-trick

The final three wickets of Chahar's 6/7 formed the first hat-trick by an India bowler in men's T20Is. He dismissed Shafiul Islam with the final ball of the 18th over, then removed Mustafizur Rahman and Aminul Islam with the first two balls of the 20th.

The hat-trick and six-wicket haul are two descriptions of the same spell. They do not create nine wickets. The scorecard contributes six dismissals to his T20I career total, while the hat-trick explains their sequence and the pressure of closing the match.

ICC performance award for 2019

ICC recognized the Bangladesh spell as the Men's T20I Performance of the Year in its 2019 awards cycle. That award reflects one completed match performance; it is not a season wicket title, a bowling ranking or proof that he was selected in every India match that year.

Awards and aggregates change on different schedules. The 6/7 and its award remain fixed career achievements, while appearances, wickets and rankings can move after each new match. Keeping them separate avoids turning one famous night into an unsupported claim about an entire career.

The unbeaten 69 against Sri Lanka

Chahar delivered his leading ODI batting performance in Colombo on 20 July 2021. India were chasing 276 and had lost seven wickets, but he made an unbeaten 69 and shared the closing stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who finished on 19 not out. India won by three wickets with five balls remaining and took an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

The innings is already inside his dated 203 ODI runs and high score of 69 not out. It demonstrates lower-order batting value in a real chase, but one successful innings does not establish a permanent batting position or justify merging batting and bowling averages.

Chennai Super Kings years and IPL titles

Chahar became closely associated with Chennai Super Kings after joining the restored franchise in 2018. Official IPL records list Chennai as champions in 2018, 2021 and 2023, seasons in which he was part of the squad. Those titles are team achievements rather than individual bowling awards.

His new-ball overs often gave Chennai a pace option before the spinners controlled the middle. In the 2019 home match against Kolkata, he took 3/20 and was Player of the Match as KKR were restricted to 109/9. That exact spell is evidence of match impact, not a substitute for the complete season aggregate.

Injury and the missed 2022 IPL season

The IPL officially ruled Chahar out of the entire 2022 season because of a back injury. That absence matters when reading his career totals: zero appearances in a missed season should not be interpreted as loss of selection after a full campaign.

The public announcement establishes the injury category and tournament absence, but it does not support speculation about private medical details, treatment or future risk. Later appearances prove a return to play; they do not erase the interruption from the career timeline.

Move to Mumbai Indians in 2025

Mumbai Indians bought Chahar for INR 9.25 crore at the 2025 mega auction. The official IPL profile records 14 matches and 11 wickets in his first season for MI. The price is the league's auction amount for that roster transaction, not audited take-home pay, net worth or total career earnings.

Mumbai paired his swing role with a pace group that included Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah. In the April 2025 win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chahar and Boult took two wickets each as MI restricted the visitors before completing a four-wicket chase. One match report does not determine his entire season role.

Deepak Chahar's IPL 2026 record

Mumbai Indians retained Chahar for 2026. The club's completed player-stat table records eight matches, eight wickets, a bowling average of 33.12, economy of 10.39 and best figures of 2/33. His dot-ball percentage was 37.9. These figures are a completed MI season snapshot rather than projections from the retained squad.

The season contained both success and difficult powerplay overs. Rajasthan scored 22 from his first over in the rain-shortened April match, while official IPL video records later wickets against Kolkata and Rajasthan. A useful profile retains the aggregate and acknowledges that a new-ball role carries match-to-match variance.

IPL career record after 2026

The official IPL player page records 103 matches and 77 wickets after the 2026 season. It also lists 24 batting innings, 165 runs and a high score of 39. The 2025 and 2026 Mumbai rows contribute 22 matches and 19 wickets within those cumulative numbers.

Adding 11 and eight wickets explains the two recent seasons, but those 19 must not then be added again to the career total. The same rule applies to his Chennai title seasons: appearances and wickets from those campaigns are already contained in the 103-match record.

International statistics and their cutoff

The international table remains dated 7 December 2022 because the mapped secondary record did not provide a newer complete cross-format snapshot. It records 13 ODIs, 203 runs and 16 wickets, plus 25 T20Is and 31 wickets. His ODI best was 3/27 and T20I best 6/7.

Newer IPL data does not refresh an India row because franchise matches are not internationals. The page therefore combines a clearly dated international snapshot with separately locked 2025 and 2026 IPL rows. This is more accurate than pretending all tables share one current cutoff.

How to interpret Chahar's records

A bowling return, career aggregate, hat-trick, award and team title answer different questions. The 8/10 describes one first-class innings, 6/7 one T20I innings, 31 the full dated T20I wicket count, and three IPL championships team outcomes. None should be added to another simply because all are achievements.

The same boundary applies to batting. His 69 not out is already inside 203 ODI runs, while IPL runs belong to a different competition. Exact format, season and date labels let readers compare like with like and reduce the risk of stale or double-counted claims.

Current status and evidence limits

As checked on 20 August 2026, Chahar had completed his second IPL season with Mumbai Indians and remained tied to the 2026 squad record. His current international statistics were not presented as live because the available cross-format snapshot was dated 2022.

Official sources support his identity, performances, team memberships and auction amount. They do not establish current net worth, private medical history or a guaranteed future playing role. The page omits those claims and keeps its value in verifiable cricket information.

His 2026 return of eight wickets from eight matches should also be read as a season sample, not a forecast. A future selection, trade or injury announcement would change current status only after an official update, while the historic 8/10, 6/7 and unbeaten 69 would remain attached to their completed matches.