India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal mirrored on his transfer to Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 18 crore within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega public sale and stated that he deserved this worth. Chahal was roped in by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 18 crore forward of the IPL 2025 season. For Chahal, there was first an enormous bidding conflict between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Tremendous Kings after which between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG). Ultimately, he was roped in by PBKS for Rs 18 crore.
Chahal is the chart-topping bowler within the league, proudly owning probably the most wickets by an Indian in T20is and by any bowler within the IPL. In 80 T20Is he has taken 96 wickets at a mean of 25.09 with greatest figures of 6/25. Additionally in total T20s, he has taken 354 wickets in 305 matches.
Talking solely on JioCinema, Chahal stated that he was “nervous and anxious” throughout the time of the IPL 2025 mega-auction.
“I used to be fairly nervous and anxious as a result of this quantity is what I obtained within the final three seasons mixed. I believe I deserve this worth, and I’m very excited,” Chahal was quoted in a launch from JioCinema as saying.
The India spinner added that he has a robust bond with Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh and is worked up to play with them within the Punjab-based franchise within the upcoming season.
“I am excited as my bond with Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh is powerful, and I may also get to study so much from Ricky Ponting sir. At the least I am nearer to dwelling now. It was Jaipur initially, and now will probably be Chandigarh,” he added.
Chahal stays the main wicket-taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), even after departing in 2021 following a tenure that started in 2014. In 113 matches for RCB, he took 139 wickets at a mean of twenty-two.03, with a better of 4/25.
Since becoming a member of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2022, Chahal has helped the staff attain the playoffs twice in three seasons. He’s additionally the main wicket-taker in IPL historical past, amassing 205 wickets in 160 matches at a mean of twenty-two.44, with a better of 5/44. He received the Purple Cap in 2022, his debut season with RR, securing 27 wickets in 17 matches at a mean of 19.51, with greatest figures of 5/40.
Punjab Kings completed ninth within the 2024 IPL season. The staff has not reached the playoffs since 2014 after they completed as runners-up.
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