Yuzvendra Chahal snubbed for T20 series against Australia: Is this the end of the road for the leggie's India dream?

Soham Mukherjee

Yuzvendra Chahal snubbed for T20 series against Australia: Is this the end of the road for the leggie's India dream? image

When Yuzvendra Chahal was dropped from the Asia Cup squad in August, the writing was clear on the wall. And even then if anyone had doubts, the message was sent out loud and clear when the Ajit Agarkear-led selection committee chose to snub him for the upcoming Australia T20 series at home. 

Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, - these are the three preferred choices of the committee. Despite the premier spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja being rested, Chahal has no place in the squad. 

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Is this the end of the road for Chahal? The near future, at least, doesn't seem too bright for the bowler.

The squad reflects that the team management already has a roadmap and Chahal is on the sidelines. It is more of the same players that flew to Ireland with only Jasprit Bumrah rested and Shreyas Iyer coming in. 

Can Yuzvendra Chahal make a comeback? 

It is an uphill task for Chahal to script a comeback, but not that of Sisyphean measure. The key is patience. Chug along the domestic circuit and prepare for the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The T20 World Cup will commence soon after the IPL and a stellar performance in arguably one of the best leagues in the world could help him force his way into the national team. 

Chahal shared a message in a no-word cryptic post after his latest snub. 

 

Chahal had shared a similar cryptic message after he was dropped from the Asia Cup squad as well.

 

What is Yuzvendra Chahal's record in ODI & T20I?

FORMAT Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
ODIs 72 69 3739 3283 121 6/42 6/42 27.13 5.26 30.9 5 2 0
T20Is 80 79 1764 2409 96 6/25 6/25 25.09 8.19 18.3 2 1 0

What is Yuzvendra Chahal's record in IPL?

YEAR MAT BALLS RUNS WKTS BBM AVE ECON SR 4W 5W
Career 145 3173 4056 187 5/40 21.69 7.67 16.97 6 1
2023 14 317 432 21 4/17 20.57 8.18 15.10 3 0

India T20I squad for series against Australia

  • Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain)
  • Ishan Kishan
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal
  • Tilak Varma
  • Rinku Singh
  • Jitesh Sharma (wk)
  • Washington Sundar
  • Axar Patel
  • Shivam Dubey
  • Ravi Bishnoi
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • Avesh Khan
  • Mukesh Kumar.

Australia T20I squad for series against India

  • Matthew Wade (captain)
  • Sean Abbott
  • Jason Behrendorff
  • Tim David
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Aaron Hardie
  • Travis Head
  • Josh Inglis
  • Spencer Johnson
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Tanveer Sangha
  • Matt Short
  • Steve Smith
  • Marcus Stoinis
  • Adam Zampa

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Soham Mukherjee

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Soham Mukherjee is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.