In the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings, Pakistan continue at the top with 270 points but Australia are only one point behind them after winning their three-match series 2-0.
Chahar has been one of the Chennai Super Kings' successful new ball bowlers, used judiciously by franchise captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Deepak Chahar finished with 6 for 7 in 3.2 overs – the best figures in men’s T20Is surpassing Ajantha Mendis’ 6 for 8 in 2012.
On Sunday evening, Chahar finished with figures of 6/7 - the best figures by a bowler in T20I cricket - as India won the third and final match by 30 runs against the Bangla Tigers.
With the visitors chasing a target of 175, Chahar bagged 6 wickets for just 7 runs, including a hat-trick, from 3.2 overs to return with the best ever figures in the history of T20Is.
Deepak Chahar's hat-trick was the stand-out moment in the third and final T20I as India beat Bangladesh by 30 runs to seal the three-match series 2-1.
Indian pacer Deepak Chahar broke Ajantha Mendis' record to achieve best T20I figures.
Virat Kohli has also become the only batsman to have his batting average above 50 in all three formats of the game.
India and South Africa will lock horns in a three-match T20I series starting Sunday at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
While Deepak made his T20 debut for India last year against England in July, Rahul may get a chance to prove himself in the three-match T20I series against India.
While Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Deepak Chahar will be travelling with the team purely as net bowlers.
The four fast bowlers can generate decent pace and their services will come in handy during the Indian team's net sessions in England.
Deepak Chahar returned impressive figures of three for 20 from four overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, bowling a staggering 20 dot balls.
The 26-year-old was also able to bowl five dot balls in the 19th over of the Knight Riders' innings and he was able to bog down the big-hitter Andre Russell.
Chahar also pointed out that he uses his time with skipper MS Dhoni to talk about the finer skills of bowling and areas that he can improve on.
Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets to go on top of the IPL 2019 points table.
It looked like Chahar had lost the plot and was scared of the responsibility of bowling in the death with the batsmen in full flow.
India A never looked back after losing the tri-series opener to Lions, beating the hosts and the West Indies A twice to lift the trophy.
Mayank Agarwal smashed a breezy century as India A recorded a convincing seven-wicket victory over West Indies A.
Chahar has played in all the games for Super Kings so far and has picked six wickets at an average of 25.50, including a match-winning 3 for 15 against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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