Yuzvendra Chahal birthday: Cricketers wish Indian spinner; Yuvraj Singh calls him ‘Mr. Chuha’

Today (July 23), Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal turned 30. Cricketers and fans took to social media to wish the leg-spinner on his birthday. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar led the wishes on Twitter. Chahal was born on July 23, 1990, in Haryana.

Kuldeep Yadav was the first among cricketers who took to Twitter to extend birthday wishes to his spin partner Chahal. "Happy birthday to my partner in crime, and most importantly brother on and off field @yuzi_chahal. Wishing you health, happiness, great success and many more wickets (sic)," Kuldeep Yadav tweeted.

Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, "Na koi bach sake uske Cha(h)al se chahe ho Chess ka game ya Cricket ka maidan. Janam din mubarak Yuzi! (sic)".

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh called Chahal ‘Mr. Chuha’. He wrote on Twitter, "Yuzi Chahal or should I call you Mr. Chuha special wishes for you to gain some weight keep entertaining with your funny videos & comments! Wishing you a successful year ahead, Happy Birthday @yuzi_chahal #HappyBirthdayChahal (sic)."
 

Suresh Raina wrote, "Happy Birthday Yuzi Boy @yuzi_chahal, You are one talent force! Wishing you many more wickets & a fantastic year ahead, Keep going (sic)."

"Many happy returns to India's greatest national treasure #GOAT," Mumbai Indians (MI) captain and India opening batsman Rohit Sharma wrote on the microblogging site.
 

Chahal has played 52 ODIs and 42 T20Is for India. He made his international debut in 2016. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he plays for the Virat Kohli-captained Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).