IPL playerIndia2013 to 2026
Yuzvendra Chahal
On scorecards: YS Chahal · Right-hand bat
Yuzvendra Chahal, a bowler, has played fourteen IPL seasons for four franchises, and has taken more wickets than anyone else in IPL history, 233. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Yuzvendra Chahal's first IPL season was 2013, with Mumbai Indians, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match, and ended with Mumbai Indians as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2022, for Rajasthan Royals: 27 wickets at 7.75 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.36, with best figures of 5 for 40. Nine seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
Franchise by franchise
2013, Mumbai Indians. 1 match; champions in 2013.
2014 to 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹10 lakh. 113 matches and 139 wickets.
2022 to 2024, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹6.50 cr. 46 matches and 66 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Punjab Kings. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹18 cr. 29 matches and 28 wickets.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2014 to 2021.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 233 wickets in 4,050 deliveries, at 8.03 runs an over against a league rate of 8.51 for the same seasons: 0.49 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There were nine four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 40.
32.7% of the balls Yuzvendra Chahal bowled were dots, a lower share than 71% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 17.3 balls.
The fielding record: 31 catches and 5 run-outs.
At the auction
Yuzvendra Chahal has gone under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹18 cr, paid by Punjab Kings in 2025, more than 9 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2014, ₹18 cr by 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Yuzvendra Chahal stands 1st for wickets and 16th for matches played. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Punjab Kings.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 8.50 | - | 0 | Champions | |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.02 | 2/17 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 23 | 8.86 | 3/40 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 21 | 8.13 | 4/25 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 13 | 4* | 4.3 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.60 | 3/16 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 12 | 7.19 | 2/22 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 0/0 | 18 | 7.82 | 4/38 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 21 | 7.04 | 3/18 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 10 | 8* | – | 37.0 | 0/0 | 18 | 7.06 | 3/11 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 62.5 | 0/0 | 27 | 7.75 | 5/40 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 21 | 8.18 | 4/17 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 18 | 9.39 | 3/11 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Punjab Kings | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 16 | 9.56 | 4/28 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 12 | 9.24 | 3/36 | 3 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2013
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2014 to 2021
- Rajasthan Royals: 2022 to 2024
- Punjab Kings: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 62.8% |
| Balls per four | 86 |
| Balls per six | 86 |
| Dot balls bowled | 32.7% |
| Balls per wicket | 17.3 |
| Catches | 31 |
| Run-outs | 5 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | USP1 | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹10 lakh |
| 2018 | SP1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹6 cr |
| 2022 | SP1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹6.50 cr |
| 2025 | M2 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹18 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet