Indian leg spinner Rahul Chahar will return to Surrey for the last eight Rothesay County Championship matches this summer.
Chahar, who starred for Surrey in last September’s stunning victory at Hampshire with ten wickets on debut, will be available for the final eight matches starting with the clash with Hampshire at the Kia Oval starting on 7 June.
In his sole appearance for the Club last year, Chahar impressed with his resilient and innovative bowling, which saw him take eight second-innings wickets as Surrey squeezed to an impressive win. His 8/51 is the best first-class bowling figures by a debutant for the Club, breaking William Mudie’s 166-year-old record when he took 7/61 in 1859.
The 26-year-old leg spinner plays for Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy and has represented India seven times in white-ball cricket. He’s taken 101 first-class wickets in 27 matches.
His IPL journey started at Rising Pune Supergiants, but it was at Mumbai Indians where his career took off. Chahar was a key part of the MI team that won the 2019 and 2020 IPL tournaments. He was bought by Punjab Kings in 2022 and moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023. He’llbe spending the upcoming tournament at Chennai Super Kings.
On signing, Rahul Chahar said: “I’m so excited to be coming back to Surrey this season. I really enjoyed my short spell in 2025 and jumped at the opportunity to come back this season when I spoke to Alec Stewart.
“Surrey is a successful Club and I want to help the team achieve its goals in 2026.”
Alec Stewart said: “Rahul came in last year and did an excellent job at Hampshire, showing his qualities. We’re looking forward to welcoming back to the group and seeing how he can contribute to winning games of cricket for Surrey.”
