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    "excerpt": "Rising Pune Supergiants: Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar has been named in Surrey\u2019s squad for their upcoming County Championship fixture against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl.\n",
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    "editor1": "Rising Pune Supergiants: Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar has been named in Surrey\u2019s squad for their upcoming County Championship fixture against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl.\n<p>The 26-year-old, who was registered for the final phase of the County Championship season earlier this month, did not feature in Surrey\u2019s previous home matches at the Kia Oval against Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He will now be available for the season finale against Hampshire, who themselves recently signed Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar for their closing fixtures.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chahar, who represents Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy and has played seven times for India in white-ball cricket, brings solid experience to Surrey\u2019s depleted spin department. He has taken 87 wickets in 24 first-class matches at an average of 26.12, with best match figures of 9\/148.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His T20 pedigree is well-established too. After starting his IPL journey with Rising Pune Supergiants, Chahar made his mark with the Mumbai Indians, playing a key role in their title-winning campaigns in 2019 and 2020. He later turned out for Punjab Kings before joining Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On his new challenge in England, Chahar said: \u201cI\u2019m excited to join Surrey for this week\u2019s match. I\u2019m coming here to have an impact and help the team in their final match of the season.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Surrey are currently without spin options Will Jacks and Cam Steel, both sidelined by injuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On his new challenge in England, Chahar said: \u201cI\u2019m excited to join Surrey for this week\u2019s match. I\u2019m coming here to have an impact and help the team in their final match of the season.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>Stewart also revealed that Surrey\u2019s initial plans had to be adjusted. \u201cWe had originally earmarked for Sai Kishore to return for the latter stages of the season but he unfortunately has a finger injury resulting in an operation has meant he was unavailable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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