Yuzvendra Chahal achieved a noteworthy feat of taking six wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Uttarakhand and Haryana, surpassing the landmark of 200 List-A wickets with his outstanding effort. He didn’t make the India T20I team for the Australia series, but he still showed off his skills by taking three wickets in his first four overs. His career high was achieved when he dismissed Akhil Rawat in the ninth over, which was his turning point.
Yuzvendra Chahal abilities were evident when, two balls after taking his 200th wicket, he quickly secured his sixth List A five-for by removing Mayank Mishra for a duck. After completing an incredible six-wicket haul in his final over, the accomplished spinner finished with outstanding stats of 6/26 in 10 overs. He was left out of the Asia Cup and 2023 World Cup lineups despite his outstanding performances; Kuldeep Yadav was selected ahead of him.
The spinner from Haryana’s last appearance for India was during the August tour of the West Indies. Even though his career has seen ups and downs, he remains calm under pressure. Chahal indicated that he was accustomed to handling problems of this nature in a recent interview over his exclusion from the ODI World Cup.
“I am aware that there can only be fifteen players participating because it is the World Cup and you cannot take 17 or 18. Though my life’s philosophy is to move on, I do feel a little horrible. After three World Cups, I’m accustomed to it now (laughs). I want to play cricket someplace, someway, which is why I came here [to Kent] to play,” Chahal had stated to Wisden India.
Yuzvendra Chahal mysterious post following his exclusion from the Indian team
Yuzvendra Chahal was left out of both India’s World Cup 2023 roster and the five-match Twenty20 International series against Australia, as most of the older players were replaced with a younger group captained by Suryakumar Yadav. Following the team revelation, Chahal quickly responded on social media with a mysterious tweet that had a single emoticon that looked like it was smiling.
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— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) November 20, 2023