Yuzvendra Chahal a product of Indian Premier League: Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly has credited Indian Premier League for Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's rise in T20Is. "He (Chahal) has got better and better by bowling in the IPL. He knows exactly what to do. It's a terrific effort. IPL has had great effects on India's T20," said Ganguly. Notably, Chahal took six wickets for 25 runs against England on Wednesday.
Yuzvendra Chahal took six wickets for 25 runs as India bowled England out for just 127 to win their third T20I by 75 runs on Wednesday, securing a 2-1 victory in the three-match series. (Never dreamt of taking six-wicket haul, says Yuzvendra Chahal)Chasing 203 for victory, a spectacular batting collapse by England saw it bowled out in 16.3 overs - with the last eight wickets falling for just eight runs and six players failing to score. (Yuzvendra Chahal second bowler after Ajantha Mendis to take six-wicket haul in T20 InternationalsChahal became the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is, and he also took the third-best figures in the shortest format. Only Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis has achieved a six-wicket haul before him, twice, with figures of 6-8 against Zimbabwe (2012) and 6-16 against Australia (2011). (Bengaluru T20I: Chahal's record haul of 6/25 sets up India's third successive series win over England)Former India captain Sourav Ganguly credited the Indian Premier League for the rise of Chahal. The 26-year-old Chahal plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL."Chahal is also a Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler. So, he knows this surface as much as anybody else does. T20 cricket has been a product of the IPL and Chahal has been a product of the IPL. He has got better and better by bowling in the IPL. He knows exactly what to do. It's a terrific effort. IPL has had great effects on India's T20 side and you have seen a lot of players come out of that format and do well for India," Ganguly to India Today.'INDIA WERE OUTSTANDING'