Now, he is one of the primary spinners alongside his partner, Kuldeep Yadav. Now, the Men in Blue are ready to pack their bags and leave to England and Chahal is busy in training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore under mentor Narendra Hirwani.
He recently featured in a YouTube show called Breakfast with Champions and he opened about his first encounter with MS Dhoni. He said, "I received my ODI cap from MS Dhoni. He is such a legend and I called him Mahi Sir. After some time, he called me and said, Mahi, Dhoni, MSD or Bhai... Call me whatever you want but not sir..."