Yuzvendra Chahal One Wicket Away From Setting A New T20I Record For India

The upcoming T20I game in Thiruvananthapuram might witness Yuzvendra Chahal becoming the leading wicket-taker for the Indian National Cricket Team in T20I format of the game. The leg-spinner needs only one wicket to surpass Ravichandran Ashwin in the leading wicket-takers chart for India in the shortest format.

For that to happen, Yuzvendra Chahal will once again have to play a crucial role with the ball. In Hyderabad, Chahal picked up the wickets of Shimron Hetmyer and Kieron Pollard at crucial junctures of the innings to make things fall in place for the Indian team. At one stage, West Indies looked like posting a record score in their 20 overs, but Chahal pulled things back.

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Yuzvendra Chahal has 52 wickets in 35 games:

Currently, he is tied with Ravichandran Ashwin at the top spot with 52 scalps each. One more wicket will help the leg spinner become the outright top spot holder in this illustrious list. Yuzvendra Chahal picked 52 wickets in 35 matches while Ravichandran Ashwin bagged 52 wickets in 46 games. However, Chahal got a competitor in the name of Jasprit Bumrah, who has 51 wickets in 42 matches to his name. The turf at the Greenfield International Stadium is expected to be a spinner-friendly, which would undoubtedly help Yuzvendra Chahal to bag the new record.

Coming to the game, the Indian team would likely walk with the same playing XI that featured in the first game in Hyderabad. In the first game, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul displayed their class while the bowlers had a forgettable day apart from Yuzvendra Chahal, who picked two wickets. The Indian skipper entertained fans with his blazing 94-run knock while KL Rahul chipped in with a half-century.

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Currently, the Virat Kohli-led side is leading the series with 1-0. They would be keen to seal the series in Thiruvananthapuram, while Kieron Pollard-led side wants to bring their A-game to make a comeback in the series.