Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had registered an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday and the win became even more enjoyable for the team when the leg-spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal led the post-match banter in the dressing room. One of Chahal’s grouses was Glenn Maxwell’s “making a simple catch look hard” during the match and getting a phone as a reward for it.
In a video shared by RCB, Yuzvendra Chahal said, “I took two catches, made difficult catches look easy. That guy in the corner (pointing to Maxwell) made a simple catch look hard,” to which Shahbaz Ahmed added, “Just for a phone.” The frustration was apparent. Here is the video of the same:
Bold Diaries: The Yuzi Chahal Show
When Yuzi is in his elements, laughter is guaranteed. Here’s what happened in the dressing room after our match against RR. 😂#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/tF0e9PKOWo
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 24, 2021
Shahbaz also added, “Yuzi bhai makes a difficult catch easy because he plays for the team. And a few people make an easy catch difficult just for a phone.”
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Chahal took his complaint to Mike Hesson, RCB director of cricket as he said, “I took two catches, Maxi took only one catch,” before trying to recreate how Glenn Maxwell took the catch diving in front and onto the ground. “Just for the phone,” Chahal added. Hesson said, “Very Smart”, only to elicit a firm “no” from Chahal. Maxwell, who never shies away from the banter, had a few gems in store as a reply.
Amid accusations of “TV diving” regarding his catch, Maxwell said, “The fact that you took one catch is a miracle enough. But two in a game – the batters are silly enough to hit it to you twice.”
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The banter continued further after the comprehensive performance by RCB as they chased down 178 in just 16.3 overs. Opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal hit his maiden IPL century and remained unbeaten on 101 off 52 balls. Captain Virat Kohli also played a significant knock of 72 not out off 47 balls.
