The Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal who has also earned the tag of part-time TikToker celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday. He has become an important part of the Indian squad since his debut in 2016, especially in the shorter formats. His track record has been quite impressive as he is the first Indian bowler (Men’s) to take a 5-wicket haul in T20I and he is also the fastest Indian bowler who took 50 wickets in T20Is. He is also the 2nd bowler who has taken 6-wicket haul in ODIs and T20Is.
Yuzi is also known for his wittiness and good sense of humour which is visible in his online banters with other cricketers. He also runs a show on BCCI TV in which he interviews his teammates and gives an update to the Indian cricket fans of what is happening in the dressing room.
Talking about Chahal’s TikTok videos, the cricketer used to post clips on the video platform on a regular basis and in some of the videos, his family members also participated with him. Though he was slammed by many including his teammate Rohit Sharma for making his father dance in the video, it did not have any effect on him and he kept on posting videos. However, now he can’t post videos on TikTok as the Indian government has banned the app along with 58 other Chinese apps citing national security concerns.
The micro-blogging site Twitter was flooded with tweets offering birthday wishes to the Indian leggie and some of them were really quirky. The former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh calls Yuzi Mr. Chuha and wishes that he gains some weight. On the other hand, Yuzi’s teammate and friend Rohit Sharma calls him GOAT while offering birthday wishes.
Here are some selected tweets:
Sachin Tendulkar
Na koi bach sake uske Cha(h)al se chahe ho Chess ♟ ka game ya Cricket 🏏 ka maidan. 🏟
Janam din mubarak Yuzi! pic.twitter.com/4KzB3mmCgl
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 23, 2020
Rohit Sharma
Many happy returns to India’s greatest national treasure #GOAT @yuzi_chahal pic.twitter.com/H4QBSCiDDS
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 23, 2020
Yuvraj Singh
https://twitter.com/YUVSTRONG12/status/1286159972909215746
Harbhajan Singh
Happy birthday @yuzi_chahal god bless you.. keep shining
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 23, 2020
S.Badrinath
A champion guy on and off the field , have a great year ahead buddy @yuzi_chahal #HappyBirthdayChahal pic.twitter.com/yiB2vSfdfR
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) July 23, 2020
Dinesh Karthik
Happy birthday @yuzi_chahal enjoy and stay safe brother 😉
— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 23, 2020
KL Rahul
Happy birthday @yuzi_chahal
Have a good one bro. God Bless. pic.twitter.com/3qIt9UsOLq— K L Rahul (@klrahul) July 23, 2020
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
A very happy birthday to you Yuzi!! Here's to many many more fantastic dance moves of yours and great times together. Lots of blessings your way @yuzi_chahal pic.twitter.com/O3dqWaIorG
— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) July 23, 2020
Suresh Raina
https://twitter.com/ImRaina/status/1286154125386772480
Aakash Chopra
चतुर, चालाक, चंचल, चहल…..happy birthday my friend 🙌😇 pic.twitter.com/3XYPXl6gvR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 23, 2020
Ravi Shastri
Happy Birthday, Yuzi. Keep giving it a rip and see you soon – @yuzi_chahal 🎂 #HappyBirthdayChahal pic.twitter.com/vuykCndV1A
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) July 23, 2020
Mayank Agarwal
Happy birthday, @yuzi_chahal!
Wishing you a joyous year filled with success, good health and many more wickets!🤗 pic.twitter.com/GgB9l0O3FP
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) July 23, 2020
Shikhar Dhawan
Happy birthday my bro @yuzi_chahal 🎂😊 Keep being the funny guy that you are and entertaining us 😂 #HappyBirthdayChahal pic.twitter.com/4Zqz1EIibY
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 23, 2020
Mohammad Shami
Happy birthday my dear brother @yuzi_chahal pic.twitter.com/HN3AJ7Mfyc
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) July 23, 2020
Krunal Pandya
Birthday wishes Yuzi bro! Hope you have a fantastic day 🎂 👏 #HappyBirthdayChahal @yuzi_chahal pic.twitter.com/0dAevsfXZe
— Krunal Pandya (@krunalpandya24) July 23, 2020
Shreyas Iyer
Happy birthday @yuzi_chahal 🎂 #HappyBirthdayChahal pic.twitter.com/2BRGdN2vHO
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) July 23, 2020
Shardul Thakur
Happy birthday 🥳 @yuzi_chahal miss those cake smashing days 🙈#brotherhood https://t.co/FLuz0qKzmY
— Shardul Thakur (@imShard) July 23, 2020
Wriddhiman Saha
Happy Birthday @yuzi_chahal ..many many happy returns of the day! Wishing you more success in days to come! pic.twitter.com/0hKQBS0BkX
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) July 23, 2020
Rahul Sharma
Wish u a very happy bday @yuzi_chahal bro god bless u always 🎂😊🙌
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) July 23, 2020
Yuzi will be playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020 which is going to take place in UAE from Sept 19 till Nov 8. RCB is led by Virat Kohli and the team is often targeted by trollers as it hasn’t been able to win an IPL title, not even once, despite having a star-studded team in most of the seasons.