It won't be an exaggeration to say that Yuzvendra Chahal has been the leading Indian spinner in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for more than half a decade now. But it was a humble beginning for the Haryana leggie. Having spent 3 years in the Mumbai Indians set-up (2011-13) for just 1 opportunity, Chahal's true calling in the IPL came in the 2014 auction when he was picked by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chahal played all 14 games in that season, claiming 12 wickets @ 32.16/7.01.
The next couple of seasons proved to be the making of Yuzi Chahal as he quickly became the go-to man for Virat Kohli with 20+ wickets in each of those editions.
What made his achievements even more incredible is that most of his performances came at the pint-sized M Chinnaswamy Stadium. His exploits deservedly earned him a ticket to international cricket.
| IPL Debut year | 2013 |
| IPL Team | Mumbai Indians (2011-13), Royal Challengers Bangalore (2014-21), Rajasthan Royals (2022-present) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm wrist-spinner |
| Current Auction Price | 6.5 Crores |
| Last IPL Season wickets | 21 (14 innings) |
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL team from 2013-2024
Yuzvendra Chahal came into the limelight and got his deserving fame in Royal Challengers Bengaluru but before getting into the RCB’s squad he spent 3 years in Mumbai Indians where he got to play only one game in 2013 which was also his debut IPL game. He contributed as a frontline bowler to RCB for straight eight years from 2014 to 2021 and then shifted to Rajasthan Royals in 2022.
| Year | Team |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals |
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL Auction Price
Yuzvendra Chahal was in the Mumbai Indians for three years (2011, 2012 and 2013). There is no information about his salary in 2011 but he used to get INR 10 lakh in 2012 and 2013. He was brought by Royal Challenger Bangalore in 2013 for INR 10 lakh but when he left his value was INR 6 crore in 2021. Rajasthan Royals picked him up for INR 6.5 crore in a mega auction in 2022. He got retained by RR in the 2023 auction at the same price.
| Year | Team | Salary (in Rs) |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 1,000,000 |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 60,000,000 |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 60,000,000 |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 60,000,000 |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | INR 60,000,000 |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 65,000,000 |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 65,000,000 |
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 65,000,000 |
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL Wickets year-wise
Highest Wicket taker in the history of IPL Yuzvendra Chahal has been a consistent spinner since his debut game in 2013. He has picked up 187 wickets in 145 games and surpassed DJ Bravo who has 183 wickets in 161. He is the only bowler to have 100 wickets for RCB (139).
After relocating to Rajasthan Royals he has achieved some big milestones such as taking a hat-trick in IPL and a five-wicket haul.
| Year | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Avg | E/R | BBI | 4W | 5W |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | - | 8.50 | 0/34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 55 | 386 | 12 | 32.16 | 7.01 | 2/17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 46.5 | 415 | 23 | 18.04 | 8.86 | 3/40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 49.1 | 401 | 21 | 19.09 | 8.15 | 4/25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 43.3 | 333 | 14 | 23.78 | 7.65 | 3/16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 50 | 363 | 12 | 30.25 | 7.26 | 2/22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 49.2 | 386 | 18 | 21.44 | 7.82 | 4/38 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 57.1 | 405 | 21 | 19.28 | 7.08 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 53 | 374 | 18 | 20.77 | 7.05 | 3/11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 68 | 527 | 27 | 19.52 | 7.75 | 5/40 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 52.5 | 432 | 21 | 20.57 | 8.18 | 4/17 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 145 | 528.5 | 4056 | 187 | 21.69 | 7.67 | 5/40 | 6 | 1 |
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL runs year-wise
Yuzvendra Chahal is a frontline spin bowler he comes in lower order to bat. In his 10 years of IPL career, he has scored 37 runs which shows that his strength is his bowling.
| Year | Matches | Runs | Ball Faced | Strike Rate | Average | Highest score | Catches |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50.00 | 4.33 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 37.50 | 3.00 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 37.03 | 0 | 8* | 4 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 62.50 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 145 | 37 | 86 | 43.02 | 5.29 | 8* | 25 |
Yuzvendra Chahal IPL records:
RR’s bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has created and broken many records throughout his career. He is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history and also for RCB. He surpassed CSK’s DJ Bravo last season and created history. Other than this more records are in Yuzvendra’s name.
Yuzvendra Chahal As Bowler
| Records | Stats |
| Highest Wicket Taker in IPL history | Yuzvendra Chahal(187) has surpassed DJ Bravo(183) in 2023 to become the highest wicket-taking bowler in IPL history |
| Highest wicket-taker for RCB | Yuzvendra Chahal is the only RCB bowler to take 100+ wickets. In 112 innings, the wrist-spinner claimed 139 victims @ 22.03/7.58 with 2 4-fors |
| 2nd best strike rate for RCB | Only Harshal Patel (15.7 after 64 innings) has a better strike rate for RCB than Chahal (17.4 after 112 innings) (min. 50 wickets) |
| Most economic figures for RCB | Chahal delivered a stunning spell (4-1-6-1) against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019. |
| Most wickets by a spinner in a single IPL season | The Haryana leggie claimed 27 wickets in IPL 2022, beating Imran Tahir's previously held record of 26 scalps in 2019. |
| Purple Cap winner in IPL 2022 | Chahal was awarded the coveted "Purple Cap" for claiming 27 wickets in IPL 2022. |
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FAQs on Yuzvendra Chahal
Yes,’ Yuzvendra Chahal has become the highest wicket-taker in IPL history by surpassing DJ Bravo in 2023.
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken only one hat-trick in his IPL career which came in 2022 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Brabourne Stadium.
Yuzvendra Chahal will play for Rjasthan Royals in IPL 2024.
As of March 2024, Yuzvendra Chahal is 33 years old. He was born on 23 July 1990.
Yuzvendra Chahal made his IPL debut in 2013 with Mumbai Indians since then he has played for two other teams which are Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.
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