"I Definitely Felt Very Bad" - Yuzvendra Chahal Opens Up On Not Being Retained By RCB After The 2021 Season

Veteran leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal opened up about not being retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that the franchise promised to go all out for him in the mega auction in 2022.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to retain three players, namely Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj, before the mega auction. The team management didn’t retain Yuzvendra Chahal, who had been a key bowler for the team for an extended period of time.

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I Know How Much I Deserve – Yuzvendra Chahal

In an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia, Yuzvendra Chahal expressed his disappointment over not being retained by the franchise and clarified that he did not demand excessive money.

“I definitely felt very bad. It was in 2014 that my journey started. From the first match, Virat Kohli showed trust in me. But, it feels bad (on the decision) as I was playing for the franchise for 8 years,” Chahal said.

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“I saw people saying ‘Yuzi would’ve asked for a lot of money’ and such stuff. That is why I clarified in an interview that I did not ask for anything. I know how much I deserve. The worst thing is I didn’t get a single phone call from RCB. They didn’t even tell me anything,” he added.

Chahal made his debut in the IPL with the Mumbai Indians in 2013. He joined the RCB before the 2014 season. He went on to represent the franchise for eight seasons and pick up 139 wickets in 113 games.

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No Proper Communication From Them – Yuzvendra Chahal

The 32-year-old highlighted that he didn’t get proper communication from the Bengaluru-based franchise despite his eight-year tenure with the team.

“I played around 140 matches for RCB, but I received no proper communication from them. They promised me that they’ll go all out for me. I was alright. I got very angry after that (seeing RCB let him go), I played for them for 8 years. Chinnaswamy Stadium is my favourite,” he further stated.

RCB did not place any bids for Yuzvendra Chahal during the IPL auction. However, other franchises, including the Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals, engaged in a bidding war. The Sanju Samson-led team acquired him for INR 6.50 crore.

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RR Has Helped My Cricket A Lot – Yuzvendra Chahal

The right-arm leg spinner believes that joining the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise helped him evolve as a bowler, especially in death overs.

“Whatever happens, happens for good. A good thing that happened with me after I joined Rajasthan Royals is I became a death bowler. I started to bowl at the death. At RCB I used to bowl the 16th or the 17th over at max,” he continued.

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“At RR, I became a death bowler and my cricketing growth increased by 5 to 10 percent. That is when I realised, whatever happens, happens for good. People go to new teams after sometimes playing for 10 years for a particular side.

That is fine. As a professional cricketer, you have to deal with such things. The attachment with RCB is there but coming to RR has helped my cricket a lot,” he concluded.

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