Sahil Chauhan

Sahil Chauhan

Personal information
Born	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) Pinjore[1] , Haryana, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Estonia (2023-present)
T20I debut (cap 28)	30 September 2023 v Gibraltar
Last T20I	28 August 2024 v Czech Republic
Career statistics
Competition T20I T20 Matches 13 13 Runs scored 382 382 Batting average 54.57 54.57 100s/50s 1/1 1/1 Top score 144* 144* Balls bowled 60 60 Wickets 6 6 Bowling average 12.00 12.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/19 4/19 Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2024

Sahil Chauhan is an Indian-origin Estonian cricketer. He currently holds the record of fastest century in Twenty20 International.^[2][3]

Personal life

Sahil completed his schooling from DAV Senior Public School, Surajpur. then, he did his graduation from Panjab University, and later, he completed his postgraduation from a private university, in Mohali.^[4]

He currently works as a manager in a chain of restaurants, in Estonia.^[5][6]

Cricket career

International career

Sahil made his international debut against Gibraltar in September, 2023. After early failures, he scored a blistering knock of unbeaten 144 runs off 41 balls against Cyprus, when his team was struggling to chase a mammoth total of 192. Through his marathon innings, he broke multiple records. He registered the century in 27 balls, which is the fastest century in T20 cricket, broke the record of fastest century in T20Is and T20 cricket which previously held by Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Chris Gayle respectively. His 18 sixes in this innings is the highest for any batter in T20Is and joint-highest in T20 cricket.^[7][8][9]

Domestic career

Sahil represents Tallinn United in ECS Estonia T10 league tournament. He has hit a consecutive six sixes in an over, in the same T10 league competition.^[10][11]

References

1. "साहिल चौहान को किया सम्मानित". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
2. "Estonia's Sahil Chauhan scores fastest T20I century in 27 balls". Firstpost. 17 June 2024.
3. "Estonia's Sahil Chauhan smashes quickest T20I century, off 27 balls!". ESPNcricinfo. 17 June 2024.
4. "100 off 27 balls: Pinjore-born Sahil Chauhan scripts new T20 record in Cyprus". The Tribune. 19 June 2024.
5. "Estonia's Sahil Chauhan calls Rohit Sharma his inspiration after world record T20 ton". The Hindustan Times. 20 June 2024.
6. "From Haryana To Estonia, How Rohit Sharma Became Record-Breaker Sahil Chauhan's Calling In Cricket". The Times of India. 20 June 2024.
7. "Estonia's Sahil Chauhan smashes fastest T20I hundred off 27 balls". The Times of India. 17 June 2024.
8. "Estonia's Chauhan hits fastest T20 century off 27 balls". BBC. 18 June 2024.
9. "Sahil Chauhan smashes quickest T20 century, Estonia batter hits most sixes in historic knock against Cyprus". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2024.
10. "6,6,6,6,6,6...ભારતીય મૂળના ખેલાડીની તોફાની બેટિંગ, 20 બોલમાં 78 રન ફટકારી ટીમને જીત અપાવી". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). 17 May 2024.
11. "આ બેટ્સમેન છે કે હંગામો… 6 બોલમાં 6 સિક્સર ફટકારી ટીમને જીત અપાવી". TV9 Gujurati (in Gujarati). 15 May 2024.