India vs Sri Lanka: Yuzvendra Chahal eyes milestone at house as leg-spinner gears up for T20I sequence

India vs Sri Lanka: Yuzvendra Chahal is 5 wickets away from changing into the 4th bowler on the planet to choose up no less than 50 scalps in T20Is at house. He can also be 4 wickets away from setting a brand new Indian file.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 11:40 IST

IND v SL: Yuzvendra Chahal set for ‘house’ milestone in T20I cricket (PTI Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal eyes yet one more milestone in worldwide T20s when India tackle Sri Lanka in a 3-match T20I sequence, their first project within the New Year. Chahal has been certainly one of India’s main wicket-takers within the shortest format of the sport eyes a few landmarks within the lead-up to the primary T20I, which will likely be performed in Mumbai on Tuesday, January 3.

Yuzvendra Chahal picked up solely 2 wickets in 2 matches in India’s tour of New Zealand however the leg-spinner will look to play a extra essential function at house as India play the T20Is in Mumbai, Pune, and Rajkot.

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Yuzvendra Chahal solely wants 4 extra wickets to overhaul Bhuvneshwar Kumar as India’s main wicket-taker in T20I cricket. The Haryana leg-spinner has 87 wickets in 71 matches, 3 lower than Bhuvneshwar, who has 90 wickets in 87 matches. The senior pacer has not been picked for the 3-match T20I sequence because the senior choice committee, led by Chetan Sharma, didn’t contemplate the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.

Chahal additionally eyes one other main milestone as he’s 5 wickets away from becoming a member of an elite checklist of bowlers who’ve 50 wickets or extra at house in T20iS.

Chahal has picked up 45 wickets, together with a 5-wicket haul and a pair of 4-wicket hauls, in 35 matches at house at a staggering common of twenty-two. Only 3 bowlers have 50 or extra wickets in T20Is at house.

MOST WICKETS AT HOME IN T20Is

Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 78 wickets in 59 matches
Ish Sodhi (New Zealand) – 57 wickets in 46 matches
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 52 wickets in 42 matches
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) – 46 wickets in 34 matches
Yuzvendra Chahal (India) – 45 wickets in 45 matches

Chahal is already the main wicket-taker in India vs Sri Lanka T20Is, having picked up 20 wickets in simply 10 matches at a mean of lower than 17.

Dushmantha Chameeera is on the 2nd spot with 16 wickets however the specific pacer will not be a part of the touring squad for the T20I and ODI sequence.

MOST WICKETS IN IND vs SL T20Is

Chahal – 20 wickets in 10 matches
Chameera – 16 wickets in 15 matches
R Ashwin – 14 wickets in 7 matches
Dasun Shanaka – 12 wickets in 19 matches
Kuldeep Yadav – 12 wickets in 9 matches

While Chahal is predicted to be India’s first-choice spinner for the 3-match T20I sequence, it is going to be fascinating to see who companions him. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are two choices for India and the bowlers will likely be heading into the sequence in good type after having impressed in Bangladesh and New Zealand, respectively.

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Jan 3, 2023