Yuzvendra Chahal was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore for 8 years.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who spent eight years with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is scheduled to enter the IPL 2022 mega auction. The auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
Chahal discussed the influence Virat Kohli has had on his career during a YouTube discussion with fellow spinner R Ashwin. Virat Kohli's enthusiasm and aggression on the field used to make the 31-year-old a little thrilled in the early days of his career.
"When I went to RCB for the first time in 2014, I got nervous, on the field as well. He (Virat) used to stand at covers, being so aggressive and energetic. I was a youngster and he used to get angry at me as well. So, when I used to pick wickets, I used to walk up to the batter to show my aggression," said Chahal.
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The incident escalated many times as a result, according to Chahal, and the umpire even addressed the RCB's then-head coach, Daniel Vettori.
"That happened two-three times, and the match referee spoke to [the coach] Daniel Vettori," he added.
Instead of approaching the batsman, Chahal recalled how Vettori funnily advised him to turn to Virat Kohli for celebrations and say whatever he wanted to him.
"Then in one match, I said something bad, and Vettori sir came to me and said, 'This is not good, you have the potential but if you can change this thing... if you want to run (after picking a wicket), you run towards the covers, to Virat, and say whatever you want to - Virat won't mind," Chahal further revealed.
It would be intriguing to watch if Chahal is selected by another team or if RCB acquires him again at the mega auction.