Team India call Yuzvendra Chahal back after he walks out to bat, umpires intervene; video goes viral

The first T20I of the ongoing five-match series between the West Indies and India went in favour of the hosts. However, even more so than the win, the more discussed topic of the game was the incident that took place in the latter stages of the run chase, which involved Yuzvendra Chahal.

With India requiring 10 runs to win in 5 deliveries, Kuldeep Yadav was dismissed by Romario Shepherd on the first ball of the 20th over, and Chahal geared up and walked out to bat. However, it was soon realised that coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Hardik Pandya wanted debutant Mukesh Kumar to bat at number 10.

As Chahal attempted to walk back to the pavilion, he was not allowed to do so by the umpires. Forced to bat at number 10 after walking out, Yuzvendra Chahal, scored a single off the first ball, but Arshdeep Singh failed to finish the job. The video of Chahal’s incident has been doing the rounds on social media.

Yuzvendra Chahal walked out at No.10, but the Indian team wanted Mukesh Kumar. Chahal walked off and entered again as he took the field already#Yuzvendrachahal😂😂#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/8rWxh30ahh

— Md Nayab 786 🇮🇳 (@mdNayabsk45) August 3, 2023

West Indies won the first T20I against India by four runs

Speaking of the first T20I of the series, the West Indies ran away with the series opener and stunned the Indian team. The West Indies came in to bat first after winning the toss, after a subpar performance by the top-order, the knocks by Nicholas Pooran and skipper Rovman Powell in the middle-order, the Windies managed to post a good target on the board in the first innings.

Pooran scored 41 runs, whereas Powell amassed 48 runs on the board. The hosts posted 149 runs on the board in the first innings, giving the Indian team a target of 150 runs to chase down. 

During the run chase, Team India failed to capitalise as the side’s batting attack failed to impress. Tilak Varma was the highest run-getter for India with a score of 39 runs. However, India fell short by four runs and lost the first T20I of the series.