Yuzvendra Chahal reveals his Orange Cap prediction for IPL 2024

Rajasthan Royals leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal picked two of his teammates who are likely to become the highest run-scorer are strong contenders to don the esteemed Orange Cap in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Esports streamer Gulrez Khan asked Chahal to pick the top run-scorer in the upcoming edition on his YouTube channel ‘JokerKiHaveli.' He humorously said he himself would win the Orange Cap, but later turned serious and named Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal as his predicted winners for the highest run-scorers in the season. While asked to predict the probable Purple Cap winner, the 33-year-old picked himself and Gujarat Titans' premier spinner Rashid Khan for the second position.

"Orange cap will go to (Yashasvi) Jaiswal or Jos Buttler," Chahal said.

"I will take the most wickets. Second, Rashid Khan," he added. 

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Aakash Chopra 'surprised' after BCCI excludes Chahal from central contract

Former India opener Aakash Chopra stated that he was 'surprised' after Yuzvendra Chahal was excluded from the central contracts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 46-year-old went on to say that Chahal's ouster means the BCCI selection committee is looking in a different direction.

"I am a bit surprised that Chahal's name is not there. Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shikhar Dhawan - their names not being there, I can understand. Even Deepak Hooda for that matter. But Chahal's name not being there - what does that signify? It seems to indicate that they (BCCI) are looking in a different direction. This is a validation of the theory. He might have had a ray of hope, but it wasn't to be. His name is not there," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

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The exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer has become a topic of discussion. Their ouster came after the BCCI stated that they wanted the centrally contracted to not put the IPL above domestic cricket, specifically the Ranji Trophy. Notably, Kishan and Iyer continued to miss the ongoing 2024 Ranji Trophy, unfortunately, it was against the BCCI's directive.