Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar isn’t simply skillful however has additionally developed the flexibility to tweak his game-plan as per the batsman’s technique, mentioned Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Monday.
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“As a coach and as a management team, we are happy with his progress. He has developed intelligence. It is not just about skills. Having a game-plan and executing or changing it depending on what batsmen is doing [- he has that ability],” mentioned Jayawardene whereas talking to the media on Chahar’s capacity to improvise.
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“We are happy with the way he has come out. He is a leader in our bowling group, the spin department,” added Jayawardene.
“Rahul has been quite consistent for us for the last three years. We knew he had talent. He was also quite raw when we started playing him. I believe it was the 2019 season when he had the breakthrough season.”
Rahul Chahar has been on the cash choosing wickets. It has been his bowling that has gained MI their two earlier matches. Against Kolkata Knight Riders, he took 4 wickets to derail them once they seemed like they might overhaul MI goal.
Then in opposition to SunRisers Hyderabad, he received vital wickets to assist his crew win by 13 runs.
“Even in UAE, the last season he bowled well. He had his ups and downs. He wasn’t [initially] consistent in his execution. But every year we see improvement in Rahul. Mind you, he is still a young player. We feel he has been around for a long time but he is also learning,” mentioned the previous Sri Lanka skipper.
Jayawardene praised the bowling unit saying it’s the bowling unit that wins the title.
“Bowling unit is what we have been focussing on. Bowlers win championships. We have worked hard to create that set-up because you need to have the attacking options in all conditions – quality, skills to be able to exercise the skills,” he added.
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