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XtraTime Web Desk: Though bowling of Mumbai Indians was not up to the mark against Rajasthan Royals today but their standout performer of the match with ball was none other than 19 years old Rahul Chahar who took 3 wickets for 29 runs to keep Mumbai remain in the hunt. In this season he played 7 matches so far and taken 9 wickets as well. The teenager who made his debut for Mumbai Indians this season earlier played three games for RPS in the 2017 season. Rahul has played for India U19 but missed out last season as Punjab leggie Mayank Markande did extremely well in his first season with the franchise. Cricket runs in his genes. His elder brother Deepak picked up 8 wickets on his Ranji debut and helped Rajasthan skittle out Hyderabad for 21. Rahul though decided to be a leggie after getting the approval of his elder brother and uncle, who have helped him nurture his talent over the years. He went to England with the under-19 team and did well by being one of the highest wicket takers on the tour. But that was not enough for him to earn a ticket to New Zealand for the under-19 World Cup. He was kept as a standby for the multi-nation tournament. To add to his misery, he missed most of the domestic season in 2017-18 owing to injuries. Rahul was snapped up by Mumbai Indians for IPL 2018.