Yuzvendra Chahal lauds Virat Kohli for his aggressive captaincy

The Men in Blue look confident as they continued their winning streak against the Australians in the first match of the ODI series. After decimating Sri Lanka last month 9-0 across all formats of the game, the Indian team was oozing with confidence and has found the right way to channel it under Virat Kohli’s tutelage. And now the leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that playing under Kohli has accentuated and brought the best out of him, making him more pummelled.

The dynamic Indian skipper is well known for being one of the most audacious cricketers to grace the sport. Kohli’s ambitions and his attacking mentality was vibrant long before he was elected captain. And now with the newfound confidence, the Indian team is set to be an unreckonable force under his leadership.

Chahal credits IPL for Maxwell wicket

Lauding the skipper’s captaincy, Chahal said, “Wrist spinners are mostly attacking but when your captain is so attacking, you get freedom to attack more,

“We (both him and Kuldeep) go by the situation and since both of us are attacking bowlers, we go for wickets. Depending on the match situation, we look at things. If he bowls first, I tell him where the ball is spinning from and how we can get him out,” he added.

The 27-year-old finished the game with brilliant figures as he who took three wickets for 30 to be one of the architects of India’s win. With Kuldeep Yadav at the other end, it became a cakewalk for the spinners as the duo plotted together according to the game situation and bowled in tandem.

“I have bowled a lot to him (Maxwell) in the IPL. (Today) We had to spin him out. We could not play defensive. It was important to change our lines. If he plays a good shot, that’s fine. If he scores outside off, then he could get out,” he added.

Chahal also revealed the message from the veterans of the side, “Kuldeep’s deliveries come in. So, Mahi bhai and Virat bhai asked me to push it outside and keep checking his feet.”

Chahal came into the limelight with a series of impressive performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and revealed that the experience of bowling at Glenn Maxwell in the cash-rich T20 league attributed in dismissing the big-hitting Aussie batsman.