Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-time best XI in IPL history

11. Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal has been Royal Challengers Bangalore’s most consistent bowler over the years. Team India’s permanent wrist spinner in the limited-overs format, Yuzi Chahal became the first Indian bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in T20Is. He became a part of the Mumbai Indians squad in 2011 and was a part of it in the Champions League T20 as well, where he starred for them in the final.

Chahal, who has been a part of RCB since 2014, has gone on to take 23 and 21 wickets in the 2015 and 2016 season of the league. He has picked up 10+ wickets in each and every season for RCB. His economy rate of 7.77 is fairly low for a leg spinner in today’s day and age. The leggie has also taken two 4-wicket hauls in his IPL career and his strike rate of 17.6 is bettered only by Mitchell Starc.

He has since gone on to establish himself as a bowler who beats the batsman with his variations and is Virat Kohli’s go-to-man in the RCB team. A match-winner on his day, Chahal has picked up 100 wickets in 83 matches so far. The Haryana-born spinner has also represented India internationally in chess at youth levels.