Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal. Image Credits: BCCI

Indian Cricket Team squared the T20I series by winning the 2nd T20I match by 6 wickets. The Men in Blue took a bold step by including Yuzvendra Chahal in the playing 11 in the place of speedster Umran Malik. Chahal bowled 2 overs and took 1 scalp and gave away 4 runs where he bowled a maiden over.

New Zealand batters looked clueless against the spinners.  There was not a single 20 runs partnership in New Zealand’s innings which was quite surprising. The skipper Mitchell Santner couldn’t unleash the attack at the back end of the innings which hurt the team.

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Mitchell Santner (PC-BCCI)
Mitchell Santner (PC-BCCI)

Paras Mhambrey on Yuzvendra Chahal

Paras Mhambrey was seen in a post-match press conference and was asked about playing with 3 spinners. “Firstly when we saw the wicket, we realised that it was on the drier side. Obviously, there was a little bit of grass covering in the middle, but there was no grass at both the ends. So, when we came yesterday, it looked like it would turn. We realised that it would be a challenging wicket. The reason (why the pitch behaved like that), you have to ask the curator,” said Paras Mhambrey.

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Paras Mhambrey. Photo- ANI
Paras Mhambrey. Photo- ANI

“Was it time? Or I don’t know and I think he’s the right person to answer that question. But yeah definitely it was challenging. We knew that it would be a big challenge and luckily happy with the way we controlled the game.

“I think we allowed 100 runs and anything beyond 120-130, In the last game, we had an extra seamer, but looking at the conditions, we realized that an additional spinner would definitely help. It did and Chahal bowled well for us,” he added.

Paras Mhambrey on Hardik Pandya’s Captaincy

Paras Mhambrey praised skipper Hardik Pandya for his smart decisions. “Even though Jadeja and Axar aren’t there, we know what value the other two spinners provide. It’s also an opportunity to try other bowlers as well. Hooda bowled four overs, but you don’t often see Hooda finishing four overs when Axar, Jadeja, or any regular spinner is available.” said Paras Mhambrey.

Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya (PC-Getty Images)

“But credit goes to Hardik Pandya for the way he rotated the bowlers and the faith he showed in them, especially Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar. Very happy the way they have bowled and progressed throughout the innings,” he added.

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