PBKS throughout their IPL 2025 match vs Chennai Tremendous Kings in Mullanpur.© BCCI
Former India gamers Wasim Jaffer and Piyush Chawla questioned Punjab Kings’ transfer of bringing Yuzvendra Chahal too late into the assault in the course of the aspect’s IPL 2025 match vs Chennai Tremendous Kings at Mullanpur on Tuesday. CSK had been chasing a goal of 220 within the sport and Chahal was surprisingly launched within the seventeenth over. The leg-spinner, who’s the best wicket-taker within the historical past of IPL with the tally of 206, obtained just one over throughout the complete CSK innings.
Chahal was saved off the assault because it appeared PBKS did not wish to use the leg-spinner towards the left-handed batters of CSK. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, two left-handed batters, began the innings for the five-time champions. Ruturaj Gaikwad, a right-handed batter, got here after Rachin’s departure, however his innings might final for only one off three balls. Gaikwad’s wicket noticed Shivam Dube, one other left-handed batter, coming to the crease. Dube obtained out within the sixteenth over and solely after that Chahal was introduced in to bowl as subsequent got here right-handed batter MS Dhoni.
“Vipraj Nigam obtained Shivam Dube out within the earlier sport. So you might be saying Yuzvendra Chahal will not be a greater bowler than Vipraj? I imply it is within the hindsight, but when he will get him out when he involves bowl to Shivam Dube initially, he breaks open the sport,” Jaffer stated on ESPN Cricinfo.
Notably, leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam of Delhi Capitals had dismissed Dube in CSK’s sport earlier than the latter group confronted PBKS.
“I didn’t prefer it to be trustworthy. Individuals speak lots about match-ups. However, he’s someone who’s the best wicket-taker on this league. He obtained the vast majority of his wickets on essentially the most troublesome floor. Two left-handers on the crease it’s okay, he can bowl the mistaken’un as effectively. If Dube takes him for one or two sixes, however you get his wicket at the moment, then that pushes CSK extra on the backfoot,” Chawla stated.
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