He was named in the 14-man squad to tour
Zimbabwe in 2016. He made his
One Day International (ODI) debut against
Zimbabwe at
Harare Sports Club on 11 June 2016,
Richmond Mutumbami was his first wicket in ODIs. In the second match, Chahal took three wickets for just 26 runs and led his team to victory by 8 wickets. In his second over, he delivered a seam-up delivery at a speed of 109 km/h. His bowling performance earned him first international man of the match award as well. He made his
Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at
Harare on 18 June 2016,
Malcolm Waller was his first wicket in T20Is. On 1 February 2017, he became the first bowler for India to take a
five wicket haul in T20Is, ending with figures of 6/25
against England. Yuzvendra Chahal was also the first legspinner to pick up a fifer as well as 6 wicket haul in a T20I and had the record for the best bowling as a legspinner in T20I history (6/25). He took the most wickets (23) in T20Is in 2017 by any bowler. Chahal is also the first Indian bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in T20Is in the third T20 against England on February 1, 2017. On 18 January 2019, Chahal took his 2nd One Day International 5 wicket haul by taking 6/42
against Australia. These were the joint best figures by an Indian bowler vs Aussies after
Ajit Agarkar in 2003/04. These also were best figures by an Indian spinner at MCG in Australia against Australia. In this match, Australia scored 230 in 48.5 overs while India chased it easily by winning it from 7 wickets courtesy fine knocks from
M.S. Dhoni,
Kedar Jadhav. In April 2019, he was named in
India's squad for the
2019 Cricket World Cup. He ended his world cup campaign with 12 wickets. In November 2019, during the third T20I
against Bangladesh, he became the third bowler for India to take 50 wickets in T20Is. On 4 December 2020, in the first T20I match
against Australia, Chahal replaced
Ravindra Jadeja as a
suffering a concussion. Chahal was later named the
man of the match, becoming the first concussion substitute to win the man of the match award in an international cricket fixture. In June 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He was left out of the Indian
2021 T20 WC squad, prompting several questions and reactions. In February 2022, in the opening match
against the West Indies, Chahal took his 100th wicket in ODI cricket. In June 2022, Chahal was named in India's squad for their T20I series
against Ireland. In April 2024, Chahal became the first player in the history of
Indian Premier League to complete 200 wickets. In May 2024, he was named in India’s squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. ==IPL career==