IPL 2021: Harbhajan Singh wants Yuzvendra Chahal in T20 World Cup- Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said he is still hoping to see Yuzvendra Chahal in India’s T20 World Cup squad. Chahal wasn’t included in India’s T20 World Cup squad when national selectors last month picked the players for the upcoming event in UAE/ Oman. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and live streaming on Star Sports & Hotstar.
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IPL 2021: Harbhajan Singh wants Yuzvendra Chahal in India’s T20 World Cup squad
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IPL 2021: Harbhajan Singh’s advice to Chahal- Harbhajan also advised Chahal to not bowl too slow which was one of the reasons for the spinner’s exclusion from the squad.
“You have given ur best as always.. keep it up.. and make sure u keep bowling the right pace. Not too slow OK..still hoping to see you in team India for T20 World Cup. Champion bowler,” Harbhajan Singh tweeted for Chahal.
You have given ur best as always.. keep it up.. and make sure u keep bowling the right pace 😝.. Not too slow OK..still hoping to see you in team India for T20 World Cup.. Champion bowler 👍 https://t.co/ZOhxlNsmhv
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 5, 2021
This is not the first time that Harbhajan Singh has come out in favour of the RCB leg-spinner. He had earlier tweeted in favour of him after his 3/11 against Mumbai Indians.
Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL 2021
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 14 matches in 12 matches for RCB in IPL 2021. His form has seen a turnaround in UAE with match-winning innings.
- Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the vital cogs for RCB in IPL 2021.
- He will look to continue to leave his mark with just two matches left for the IPL playoffs.
- The leg-spinner will be aiming to guide RCB to their maiden IPL title.
- Chahal was snubbed for the upcoming T20 World Cup but he has taken 10 wickets in the last 5 matches in IPL 2021.
- With 10th October set as the last date to confirm the final squad for T20 World Cup, Chahal has an outside chance of making it to the India squad.
Yuzvendra Chahal (Last 5 matches)
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCB vs Punjab Kings | — | 3/29 | 03-Oct-2021 | Sharjah | T20 |
| RCB vs Royals | — | 2/18 | 29-Sep-2021 | Dubai (DSC) | T20 |
| RCB vs Mumbai | — | 3/11 | 26-Sep-2021 | Dubai (DSC) | T20 |
| RCB vs Super Kings | — | 1/26 | 24-Sep-2021 | Sharjah | T20 |
| RCB vs KKR | 2* | 1/23 | 20-Sep-2021 | Abu Dhabi | T20 |
Meanwhile, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels the selectors shouldn’t make any change in the T20 World Cup squad despite some players going through a lean patch ahead of the showpiece event in UAE.
“In my opinion, once you have picked the squad for World Cup — barring injury — I don’t think you should make any changes. Yes, there are guys at the moment who are not in their great form, but it only takes one innings — whether it’s bowling or batting — to change that form around, and that could still happen before the end of the IPL,” Agarkar said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.
The former Indian cricketer wants the selector to stick with the squad as only one inning (in IPL 2021) is needed for a player to regain the form.
“So, if you think that’s the best 15 you’ve picked going to the World Cup, my personal opinion, I would stick with it, because you gotta show faith in people even when things are not looking so good, because things can turn around very quickly,” said Agarkar.
India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan.
Stand-byes: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur.
IPL 2021: Harbhajan Singh still wants Yuzvendra Chahal in India’s T20 World Cup squad
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