Took advice from Mishra: Yuzvendra Chahal

Bengaluru: Having produced a match-winning spell and a man of the series performance, Yuzvendra Chahal showered praise on fellow spinner Amit Mishra and seniors MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli for their advice during the game. “Initially I bowled a little full with the new ball. Then I saw how well Mishra varied his pace and was getting turn, I knew that there was something in the wicket. I planned my second spell with Mishra’s advice,” said Chahal, who became only the second bowler after Sri Lankan Ajantha Mendis to bag a six-wicket haul in T20s.

“My over came at a crucial time and I knew that the batsmen will try for shots. We planned, with Dhoni and Kohli, that I have to bowl on the off stump because it’s tougher to hit from there and that’s what we did,” he added. The leg spinner also revealed that ‘home’ advantage was good for him as well.

“This was my first series at home and I haven’t played many series either. But whenever I come here there is a good vibe because I’ve been playing here for a long time (for RCB). It’s a smaller ground and I thought even if I give away 40 runs, at least I have to take three wickets. That was the plan,” he stated.