 He is going to take the captaincy of Uttarakhand from Rajat Bhatia for the domestic season 2019-20.Unmukt Chand was born in a Kumauni family to Bharat Chand Thakur and Rajeshwari Chand, who are teachers.He shifted from DPS Noida to Modern School, Barakhamba Road, in the 9th standard.