Initially a chess player who represented India at junior national championships, Yuzvendra Chahal has now become one of the most bankable and impactful leg-spinners in international cricket. With his attacking leg-spin, Chahal has won matches for his teams singlehandedly. Even though he didn’t get early breakthroughs, he made the best out of the opportunity whenever he got one. During National Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy in 2009, Chahal claimed 34 wickets to conclude as leading wicket-taker in the tournament. Despite being bought by Mumbai Indians for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2011, he didn’t get much chances to play with the league powerhouse camp. The Haryana spinner got the best of his career with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), for whom he ended up being the highest wicket-taker in 2015 and 2016. All this IPL success with RCB helped Chahal impress the team selectors and he made his international debut on June 11, 2016, playing Zimbabwe in an ODI match at Harare. Subsequent to this, he made his T20I debut on June 18 on the same venue.
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According to Chahal, Washington Sundar's presence in RCB will give skipper Virat Kohli more options during powerplay and middle overs.
Leg-spinner Chahal moves to the second spot with career-high 706 rating points while off-spinner Sundar, who was named Man of the Series took the 31st spot in latest ICC T20I rankings with 496 points.
Indian captain Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the ongoing tri-nation T20I series in Sri Lanka, wants spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to improve one of his habits.
The Chinaman, who played his first overseas series, said that he was nervous but excited at the same time as he immediately went on to bamboozle and befuddle the Proteas batsmen.
Even though Chahal doesn't wear the glasses while bowling or batting, fans fear that his eyesight is weak, which may lead to a fall in his form.
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Chahal is currently the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa with 11 scalps in three games.
Chahal and Yadav have been at their imperious best, snaring 21 wickets between them in three matches so far.
This has been India's biggest win against South Africa in the Proteas backyard as Kohli and the wrist spinners ripped passed the hosts once again.
Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten 160 off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to 303 for six.
Leggie Chahal and chinaman Yadav have wreaked havoc in the series, picking 13 wickets in the first two matches.
South Africa, who have lost the first two matches of the six-match series, are struggling with injury concerns to some of their key players.
Ashwin is a regular in India's Test squad but has lost out his place in the limited-overs side since the ICC Champions Trophy in England last year.
Yuzvendra Chahal asserted that the skipper and team management back him to go for wickets in the middle overs, and he doesn't mind being hit for a few runs.
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