India top-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has said that he would love to play for Royal Challenger again in the next season of the Indian Premier League. Chahal was the earlier not retained by the RCB franchise but he still has hope of going back there.
The 31-year-old Chahal has been one of best performers for RCB over the years after moving there from Mumbai Indians prior to the 2014 season. In 113 matches for them, he has picked up 138 wickets at an economy rate of just over 7.50.
In a recent chat with veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Chahal opened up on his journey with RCB.
“The journey for eight years [with RCB] has been memorable. There is no right to match [which the franchise used to retain him in 2018] this time, so I will go to whoever pays the most for me. This is the first time where I might end up going to another team because there is no right to match. I am ready to go to any team. As a professional player, you should be ready to play for any team,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Chahal as saying.
“Obviously, I want to go to RCB again. But I won’t feel bad if I go somewhere else. All of them have to build new teams. Whoever takes me, I have no problem. I will continue to give my 100 per cent. But yes, when you go to a new franchise, it takes a little time to adjust. But that’s why we call ourselves professional players,” he added.
Chahal is also not bothered about what money he will get at the upcoming auction. “I don’t want to say I want [INR] 15 crore or something, eight crore is enough for me.”
The leg-spinner was earlier dropped from the Indian team during the T20 World Cup and since then there have been lot discussion over his spot in the team as a main spinner.
