Wishes Gallore for Yuzvendra Chahal on His 28th Birthday

Updated - 23 Jul 2018, 10:27 PM

Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates his 28th birthday. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The young leg-spinner from India, Yuzvendra Chahal, who has taken the world by storm, graced this beautiful earth on this very day, 28 years ago.

Meanwhile, he grabbed eyeballs during his stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Since then, he has taken rapid strides in the international arena.

So much so, he has become one of the match winners for Indian skipper Virat Kohli.

Chahal is also the only India bowler to take a six-wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals. Furthermore, he also has the third best bowling figure in the T20I cricket. Chahal has the best bowling figure (six for 25) for India in the T20Is.

So far, he has played 26 ODIs and T20Is each and has been spectacular for the Indian side in the past one year. The wrist-spinner has 45 ODI and 42 T20I scalps under his belt.

Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal wants to make a strong statement. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Chahal featured in the limited-overs series against England. He had an average tour as he struggled to pick wickets in known conditions.

India also had a mixed tour in the white-ball series, as they lost the ODI series following their T20I series win.

However, wishes started pouring in for Chahal on the social media since the clock ticked 12.

People from all sphere took some time out to wish the exciting talent. Among all, Chahal had his teammates and former cricketers also wishing him and praying for his luck.

Here is how the cricketers wished Yuzvendra Chahal:

Sachin Tendulkar wished Chahal and urged him to keep up the good work. He also hoped that all his desires may get fulfilled.

Rohit Sharma had an interesting message for his little brother. He wished Chahal so that he can continue spinning everyone. Rohit also hopes Chahal finds his missing tooth back.

Suresh Raina, meanwhile, was straightforward in his wish. He kept it short wishing him all the best for future.

Former India women’s team cricketer, Anjum Chopra also took to Twitter to wish this Haryana-based young cricketer. She wished here for each and every day of the year.

Indian Test team vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane had a funny message for Yuzvendra Chahal. He wished the former nationals chess champion in his unique style.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan also had a short and sweet message for his counterpart from India.

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