‘I wanted to show how good I am’ says Yuzvendra Chahal after his successful stint in County Championship

New Delhi: India’s mystery leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has been within the talk along with his impressive performance in England’s County Championship Division-2 while playing for Northamptonshire. In four matches, Chahal took 19 wickets at an impressive average of 21.eleven. In spite of now now not playing red-ball cricket for India, his achievements within the county circuit have boosted his hopes of joining the Indian Test team.

Yuzvendra Chahal is on the aim of appear within the Test cricket:

Yuzvendra Chahal’s last appearance for the Indian team was once within the T20 World Cup 2024 and since then he has been taking a look out opportunities to prove his worth within the longer format. Throughout his stint in England, Chahal has expressed his prefer to make his Test debut within the upcoming series against England in 2025. He believes that his performance within the harsh conditions of county cricket has boded well for Test cricket.

“County cricket is challenging cricket. It gave me a possibility to exhibit my skills against an extremely good same old of cricket. With India touring England next year, I desired to show how good I'm,” Chahal told TOI.

“First off, I'm very grateful to Brindon sir who gave me a possibility to play in County cricket, after which the Rajasthan Royal’s coaches introduced me to Krish Patel, a highly-educated 18-year-old cricketer who's thought to have an extremely bright future within the game. I prefer to see him play internationally and if I may also help, I'm always there,” he added

India will play 5 test match series in England:

India are scheduled to play a five-Test series in England next year and Chahal’s performance in county cricket has put him within the race for a place within the team. His journey in first-class cricket began in 2009 with Haryana, where he played 39 matches and took a hundred and fifteen wickets with an economy rate of three.09. In spite of his success in 152 matches in limited-overs cricket for India, Chahal is yet to make his Test debut.