Royal Challengers Bangalore could have had a splendid begin to the season with three wins in a row, however leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal hasn’t had the similar luck. Chahal didn’t get his first wicket till the third sport of the IPL 2021.
In the match towards Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, Chahal despatched again opener Nitish Rana to the pavilion after which backed it up with the wicket of Dinesh Karthik. In his four-over spell he gave 34 runs for each of these wickets as RCB cruised to a 38-run victory.
Dhanashree Verma, Chahal’s spouse, was brimming with feelings as she watched Chahal seize his first wicket of the season. Dhanashree was in the stands cheering for her husband, who was having a fantastic sport towards KKR. She in tears and all emotional when the cameras centered on her at the stands.
Chahal gave up 14 runs in his first three overs, however he was smashed for 20 runs in his final over. Andre Russell made large hits, one six and three fours, ruining his figures at the finish.
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“It’s an amazing feeling, when you are bowling well and not getting wickets, sometimes hurts. But getting that first wicket, I felt a bit emotional. I was trying to get Andre Russell out, I wanted to bowl wider because the leg-side boundary was shorter, so after three balls, I changed my field,” stated Chahal.
“Their run-rate was over 10, I wanted to bowl more dot balls and just stuck to my plan. It will be a totally different wicket in Mumbai, there will be a slight turn but usually will be good for batting,” Chahal added.
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