| Rajesh Chauhan | |
| Fullname: | Rajesh Kumar Chauhan |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1966 df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ranchi, Bihar, (now Ranchi, Jharkhand), India |
| Country: | India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 29 January |
| Testdebutyear: | 1993 |
| Testdebutagainst: | England |
| Testcap: | 197 |
| Lasttestdate: | 18 March |
| Lasttestyear: | 1998 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Odidebutdate: | 25 July |
| Odidebutyear: | 1993 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odicap: | 87 |
| Lastodidate: | 28 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 1997 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 21 |
| Runs1: | 98 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 23 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,749 |
| Wickets1: | 47 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 39.51 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/48 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
| Column2: | ODIs |
| Matches2: | 35 |
| Runs2: | 132 |
| Bat Avg2: | 10.15 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 32 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,634 |
| Wickets2: | 29 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 41.93 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 10/– |
| Date: | 4 February |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Source: | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27622.html CricInfo |
Rajesh Chauhan (; born 19 December 1966) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 35 One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1998. He was part of the Indian spin trio of Kumble-Raju-Chauhan, in the 1990s.
Although his own contributions were only of limited value, India lost none of the 21 Tests in which he played.[1] The feat for which he is perhaps remembered most is his last-over six off Saqlain Mushtaq at Karachi in 1997, which sealed a four-wicket win for India against Pakistan.
His father Govind Raja Chauhan, who lived in Ranchi, was also a cricketer and played Ranji Trophy in 1957 & Duleep Trophy in 1964. Their ancestral village is Vidi in Kutch and he belongs to a small community known as Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya.[2] Chauhan also served as Chairman of All-India Youth Wing of Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya community for years 1993–96 and is an active social member of the community.[3]
In April 2007 he was seriously injured in a car accident. He suffered multiple fractures as well as bruising on his leg, back, hand and head.[4] [5]
He currently resides in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh and is employed with Bhilai Steel Plant. He also runs his business.
On 7 July 2014, he suffered a massive cardiac arrest at his residence in Bhilai but survived.[6]