YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (RCB)

Yuzvendra Chahal forms the ‘Kul-Cha’ pair with Kuldeep Yadav in the Indian national side. Both these spinners got their dues at the highest level based on their performances in the IPL.

Chahal plays half the league stage in the smallest ground in the IPL, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and comes out on top more often than not. He has achieved a lot of success despite the batsmen having an edge over him with the smaller boundaries.

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In the IPL, he has picked up exactly 100 wickets in just 83 innings. He bowls at an economy rate of 7.78 and it takes a lot to keep the rate below 8 despite bowling in Bengaluru for a major chunk of those 83 innings. He averages 23.18 with the ball and has a strike rate of just 17.87.

His success comes from the fact that he makes the batsman reach for the ball and uses all the might to clear the fence. He tosses up delivery around the good length and manages to get a good bounce off the wicket. It takes a big heart to pitch up deliveries on a small ground and Chahal has mastered the art.

He is expected to perform even better in UAE with the grounds being bigger and the pitches aiding his style of bowling.