Since making his international debut in 2016, Yuzvendra Chahal has played 54 ODIs and 48 T20I games for Team India. He has been fairly successful in both formats, but is yet to make his Test debut. Chaha expected his maiden Test call-up for the upcoming England series and is disappointed after missing out on the Test squad. Chahal last played an ODI in 2020 and his last T20I in the series against England before the IPL.
Meanwhile, talking to Sports Tak, Yuzvendra Chahal expressed his disappointment on missing out on the Indian Test squad.
Was Expecting Test Call-Up: Yuzvendra Chahal
“This time I wasn’t expecting a call-up. But yes, when England toured India and some of our spinners were injured, I felt somewhere that my name my prop up,” Chahal told Sports Tak.
Chahal further said with the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja performing consistently for India, it is not easy to break through into the side. The likes of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav‘s presence makes it an even tougher fight said that Indian leggie.
Meanwhile, since the ICC World Cup 2019, Chahal’s form has dipped drastically. In 17 T20Is and has picked up 17 wickets. His economy rate is also not impressive at 9.13. In ODIs, Chahal has 8 wickets in five matches since the World Cup.
“3-4 players are already in the reckoning and it will be difficult for you to get a chance. Especially when they are performing so well. Ashwin bhaiyya completed 400 Test wickets and Jaddu Pa has over 250 wickets. Looking at them you feel that you have to improve more to get a chance,” Chahal admitted.
Yuzvendra Chahal concluded by saying that he has taken he has picked 50 wickets and it is disappointing to miss out on playing Test matches for India.
“Obviously, you want to wear the whites. If someone calls you a Test player, there is no bigger compliment. In the last 3-4 years, I have picked 50 wickets in the ten first-class matches, out of which two are India A games,” Chahal revealed.
The leggie is expected to be picked in the Indian squad for the upcoming limited-overs series in July against Sri Lanka. India will play three ODIs and three T20Is against the islanders.
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