Team India registered a dominating six-wicket win over the West Indies in the three-match series on Sunday in Ahmedabad. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma decided to chase, and the Indian bowlers didn’t disappoint as well, as the men in blue managed to restrict the visitors to a meager total of 176. Indian spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar ran through the West Indies batting line-up and scalped seven wickets between them.
Yuzvendra Chahal was retained in the squad despite his poor performance in the ODIs in South Africa, and the leg-spinner repaid the selectors’ faith in him with four wickets in the series opener against West Indies. During the process, Chahal also completed 100 wickets in ODIs for India. Reflecting on his spell, Chahal revealed that he has worked on bowling side-arm while being away from Team India.
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During a recent chat with Rohit Sharma in a video posted on BCCI.tv, Yuzvendra Chahal said, “It is a nice feeling, my career has seen ups and downs. I have managed to get 100 wickets in ODIs, it is a big moment. Did not think that I will achieve the feat early in my career. I have changed my angles. Other bowlers used to bowl side-arm, so I (toO) worked on that when I was not in the team.”
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Chahal was ineffective in the three-match ODI series against South Africa as he ended with two wickets from three matches. The leg-spinner revealed that he learned a lot from the ODI series in South Africa, and will use googly more while bowling as it is his strongest weapon.
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Explaining the same, Yuzvendra Chahal said, “I was not bowling googly in the South Africa series. When there are big-hitting batters, they tend to go after spinners. Googly is my strong weapon. The more I bowl it, the more I will achieve success.”
The second ODI between India and West Indies will be played on Wednesday, February 9 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad
