Back in the squad after a long back, Yuzvendra Chahal showcased what the Indian team was missing. The ace spinner bagged 2 wickets in 3 balls to rattle the West Indies top order in the IND vs WI 1st T20I. It is no surprise that Chahal is not favoured in T20s anymore, but the 33-year-old put WI in back gear after the Caribbean side started on the aggressive front.
The ace spinner came to India’s rescue to claim 2 wickets in 3 balls after West Indies got to a good start. This means, that Chahal is proving a point for himself has now put forward a serious question to Rahul David about his inclusion in the Indian squad.
As per the team selections off late, it was safe to say that Yuzvendra Chahal is not in the plans to make it to the World Cup squad. But things took a sharp turn in the IND vs WI 1st T20I. West Indies came out strongly hitting the Indian bowlers early on in the innings. Hardik Pandya wasted no time to bring his reliable spinner and Chahal delivered instantly.
First ball and a wicket. Full pitched closer to the stumps and Kyle Mayers attempts a wide and haymaker sweep. He completely mistimes the ball which goes on to rock into his pads. Mayers after a small discussion with King decides to walk off without taking the DRS, which he should have.
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The Hawkeye shows that the ball was missing the off-stump, but much to India’s relief Mayers had to depart after scoring just a solitary run. Chahal then pounced on Brandon King, just a delivery after the Mayers’ dismissal, he went on to scalp the dangerman, Brandon King who scored 28 runs with 4 fours and 1 huge sixer.
A proper plumb as Brandon King foolishly wasted his review. A flat pitched ball went straight between the bat and hit the pads. A simple decision from the umpire who wasted little time to raise his finger and was proved correct by the DRS call. First over, 2 wickets in 3 balls and Yuzvendra Chahal halted a fiery West Indies assault to bring India back into the game.
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