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.
Read MoreAlong with Krunal Pandya, Gowtham and Chahal will also have to stay back in Colombo for the time being.
With a good haul of wickets in the ongoing limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, Chahal wriggled out of the rough patch that had confronted him during the truncated 2021 IPL.
If Hardik Pandya features as an all-rounder, it is possible that both Chahal and Kuldeep could be picked as India will have an extra pace option
Legendary former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has given his opinion on whether Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal should play together for India.
A vital cog of the Indian bowling attack in limited-overs cricket in the lead-up to the 50-over World Cup in 2019, the two wrist spinners have seen their stocks decline recently.
Chahal said the Indian team coach on the tour, Rahul Dravid, had full confidence in his abilities and wanted him to guide the younger players.
India, led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid, are set to take on Sri Lanka in a six-match white-ball series starting July 13.
India will play three ODIs on July 13, 16 and 18 respectively, followed by as many T20Is on July 21, 23 and 25.
YouTuber Dhanashree Verma and cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal tied the knot in December 2020 after their engagement in August. To mark their six-month anniversary, Dhanashree shared a precious video from their sangeet ceremony.
From sharing random click on the way to giving a glimpse of the stadium, actress Anushka Sharma has been giving a sneak peek of the tournament to her fans.
In a recent interview, the chinaman bowler explained the team management's move to not slot him and Chahal in the same XI.
Despite the stiff competition, Chahal only finds himself motivated and draws inspiration from his personal milestones to back himself.
While Yuzvendra Chahal revealed how his father went through CODI 19 ordeal as his oxygen level dropped to as low as 85, his newly-wedded wife Dhanashree Verma was with him through the troubled time.
Yuzvendra feels the style of handling youngsters with care is similar to the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni too and is now the culture of Team India.
Pant also tasted success with Delhi Capitals after taking charge of the franchise in absence of regular skipper Shreyas Iyer.
In 34 ODIs the duo played together for India so far, Kuldeep and Chahal combined together to take 118 wickets, with India winning 24 of them.
The presence of India's Test stars in England for the five-match series starting August implies that BCCI will have to opt for a second-string side for the Sri Lanka series, offering the fringe players an opportunity to make their case for World T20.
Chahal was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the now-suspended IPL 2021.
The 30-year-old attacking leg-spinner conceded 34 runs in his four overs, taking just one wicket on Friday.
Punjab Kings scored a mammoth 221/6 with captain KL Rahul scoring 91 off 50 balls on Monday.
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