New Delhi
IPL’s most successful bowler Yuzvendra Chahal was not retained by Rajasthan Royals before the mega auction, due to which he was included in the auction. Chahal entered the auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore. There was a fierce competition for him among many teams and ultimately Punjab Kings bought him for a huge sum of Rs 18 crore, which is 9 times his base price. With this, Chahal has become the most expensive spin bowler of IPL.
Chahal’s IPL journey and excellent record
Yuzvendra Chahal started his career in IPL with Mumbai Indians. After this, in 2014 he joined Royal Challengers Bangalore and remained a part of this team till 2021. Rajasthan Royals bought him in the 2022 mega auction. Chahal has taken 205 wickets so far in his IPL career and is the most successful bowler in the history of this tournament.
Amazing feat of 12+ wickets in every season
Chahal’s performance has been excellent in every season. From 2014 till now, he has taken at least 12 wickets in every season. Out of these, 5 times he managed to take more than 20 wickets. In 2022, Chahal won the Purple Cap by taking 27 wickets, which is given to the bowler who takes the most wickets in the IPL.
Chahal’s performance for Rajasthan Royals was very impressive.
2022 season: 27 wickets in 17 matches
2023 season: 21 wickets in 14 matches
2024 season: 18 wickets in 15 matches
Despite such stellar performances, Rajasthan Royals did not retain Chahal. Due to this, he once again entered the auction and won a huge amount.
Start of new innings in Punjab Kings
Now Chahal has become a part of Punjab Kings. It will be interesting to see how he performs for this new team and how he takes his record forward.