Chahal Is Back To The Bowling Way We Know He Can In IPL 2021’s 2nd Leg: Kohli

TPI Staff October 7, 2021

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Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli heaps praise on Yuzvendra Chahal after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

SRH beat RCB by four runs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jason Holder, Siddharth Kaul, Umran Malik and Rashid Khan took a wicket each for SRH, while Devdutt Padikkal and Glenn Maxwell scored 41 and 40 runs respectively for RCB.

Virat Kohli at the post-match presentation said: “I don’t think so, the intent has to get it done as soon as possible. Having lost a couple of early wickets, rebuilding was key. Maxi’s run-out was a game-changing moment. With AB you are never out of the game, but it is about making sure that the guy who’s inflow should be on strike. Not as effective when chasing that down. Shahbaz [Ahmed] played a crucial knock at that stage, it is a game of small margins, I think Sunrisers held their nerve and bowled out their last few deliveries pretty well to not allow us to get us those big hits we were looking for.”

Kohli heaped praise on Chahal and SRH’s pace sensation, Umran Malik, after bowling at 153 kmph for being the fastest bowler of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

“He’s bowling pretty well now, looks like he’s worked on his bowling after all the time off and is back to the bowling way we know he can. His bowling well has always been a good sign for the team. He’s been magnificent with the ball [on Yuzvendra Chahal’s resurgence]. This tournament throws up talent every year, good to see a guy bowling at 150 clicks [on Umran Malik]. It is important to understand the progress of individuals from here on. The pool of fast bowlers being strong is always a good sign for Indian cricket and whenever you see talent like this, you are going to have your eyes on them and make sure you maximise their potential which is already being seen at the IPL level,” he said.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was confined to a score of 141/7 as Harshal Patel took three wickets while Dan Christian and George Garten returned with two and one respectively. Yuzvendra Chahal also took a wicket. Jason Roy and Kane Williamson scored 44 and 31 respectively as SRH topped the low-scoring thriller.

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