T20 World Cup: Discarded leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal takes a dig at selectors with ‘faster spinner’ remark

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal takes a sly dig at selectors after not being picked for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The leg-spinner replied to a tweet by former India opener Aakash Chopra and questioned the requirement of ‘faster spinners.’ Wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was additionally ignored from India’s 15-man World Cup squad (Courtesy: Reuters)HIGHLIGHTSYuzvendra Chahal takes a dig at selectors with ‘faster spinner’ remarkRahul Chahar has been most well-liked over Yuzvendra Chahal for the T20 World CupChahal picked up solely 4 wickets in 7 matches within the first leg of IPLOne of probably the most notable omissions from India’s T20 World Cup squad, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took a cheeky dig on choice committee after being not picked for the subsequent month’s T20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates.

Chahal replied to former India opener Aakash Chopra’s tweet and questioned the requirement of ‘faster spinners.’Faster spinner bhaiya? #justkidding— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) September 16, 2021
Rahul Chahar has been most well-liked over Chahal, who was a certainty in India’s restricted squads till now.Sharing mild on the omission of Chahal, chief selector Chetan Sharma stated: “Yuzvendra Chahal’s identify was mentioned. But we picked Rahul Chahar over Yuzi as we needed somebody who bowls quick and will get tempo off the pitch. He additionally will get the ball to grip via the floor.”Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has also raised questions about the omission of Yuzvendra Chahal from the T20 World Cup.Chahal was far from his best in the first leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in India. Despite Royal Challengers Bangalore playing in spin-friendly surfaces such as the one in Chennai, the leg-spinner struggled for rhythm and could only pick four wickets in seven matches at an economy of 8.26.During a training session for his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Thursday asserted that he will be his wily, old wicket-taking self in the upcoming second half of this year’s IPL.“I’m very pumped up, especially, you know, we’re good on the points table and we have a very good chance to stay at the top of the table and when you bowl well after a long time you always feel good. Today, I can say that the old Yuzi is back,” he stated.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.