Yuzvendra Chahal - Numbers reveal a true genius

Having bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore before the 2014 season following a spell with the Mumbai Indians which hardly afforded any opportunities, Yuzvendra Chahal has made Bangalore his home. Six years later, Chahal finds himself returning to the land where he first played for RCB. In those six years, Chahal has grown from strength to strength, cementing his place in both the RCB and the Indian team as the premier spinner. Bowling on a flat Chinnaswamy track is no easy task, and Chahal has embraced the challenge to the fullest, becoming RCB’s leading wicket-taker. 

Following is a list of 5 records and trivia over the years tracing the outstanding rise of Yuzvendra Chahal

100 - Yuzvendra Chahal has 100 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. The tally is the most for any RCB bowler. He comfortably sits atop the tree, 28 more than the next best, Vinay Kumar with 72 wickets.

6/25 - Yuzvendra Chahal’s 6/25 against England in his adopted home of Bangalore is the 4th best bowling figures ever in a T20 international. Coming in to bowl when England were on the lookout for quick runs, Chahal wreaked havoc as England crumbled to a 75-run loss.

1.5 - The joint best economy rate in a game in the IPL is held by Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal achieved the feat against the Chennai Superkings in RCB’s opening game of the 2019 edition.

6/42 - The best bowling figures by any bowler on Australian soil are jointly held by two Indians. Yuzvendra Chahal’s 6/42 at the MCG in 2019 matched the efforts of Ajit Agarkar who took the exact same figures, although in 3 fewer balls back in 2004 in the same venue.

5.16 - Yuzvendra Chahal’s economy rate playing in the UAE is an outstanding 5.16. Chahal made his debut for RCB in the 2014 season in the UAE where RCB played their first 5 games of that edition. Having been released by the Mumbai Indians, and coming in as a rookie, Chahal only conceded 1 four and 3 sixes from 19 overs of spin bowling in the UAE.