Records await to be broken by leggie Yuzvendra Chahal

One of the major finds for India in 2017 season is wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who marched into the limited overs side coming from the quarters of Kohli-led RCB side and with selectors losing faith in finger-spinning options of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

The puny statured Chahal announced himself on the International stage with his spell against England in the deciding 3rd T20I at his adopted home ground in Bengaluru, where he picked up a whopping 6 for 25, thereby, stunning the English side.

With the start he obtained in International cricket, Chahal was introduced into the ODI format and in tandem with Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, India now has a potent wrist-spinning attack at their disposal.

Chahal already has clinched 15 wickets in the 8 T20I matches he has played so far. With as many as 4 games in hand for India this year, the rookie might become the leading wicket-taker of T20Is in the calendar year of 2017. As of now, the teenage sensation of Afghanistan, Rashid Khan leads the pack with 17 wickets in 10 matches. Here are the leading wicket-takers in T20Is this year.

Rashid Khan

17 wickets in 10 matches

Kesrick Williams

17 wickets in 9 matches

Yuzvendra Chahal

15 wickets in 8 matches

Imran Tahir

14 wickets in 9 matches

Shadab Khan

14 wickets in 10 matches

As a matter of fact, Chahal is not that far away from toppling Ravichandran Ashwin’s record for most number of wickets in a calendar year for India. Ashwin picked up 23 wickets in the 17 matches he played last year in 2016. Here’s the list of leading wicket-takers for India in a calendar year.

Ravichandran Ashwin

23 wickets in 17 matches (2016)

Ravindra Jadeja

17 wickets in 17 matches (2016)

Yuvraj Singh

15 wickets in 10 matches (2012)

Yuzvendra Chahal

14 wickets in 7 matches (2017)

Ravichandran Aswin

11 wickets in 7 matches (2014)

Also, Chahal possesses an unbelievable strike rate of 11.7, only 0.6 shy off Rashid Khan who carries a strike rate of 11.1. Here’s the list of bowlers with the lowest strike rates.

Kesrick Williams- 11.1
Yuzvendra Chahal- 11.7
Lasith Malinga- 12
Rashid Khan- 12.3
Carlos Brathwaite- 12.7