"Still Have The Dream...": Yuzvendra Chahal On Not Playing Test Cricket For India

19.06.2023 - 03:17 sports.ndtv.com

Yuzvendra Chahal has been quite successful for India in white-ball cricket over the years and he is also the highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

Since making his debut in 2016, Chahal played 72 ODI matches and taken 121 wickets while he took 91 wickets in 75 T20Is. However, the leg-spinner has not played a single Test match till now with India opting for Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav in the recent past.

However, in an interaction with Crictracker, Chahal said that he still hopes to play red-ball cricket for India. "Every cricketer has a dream of representing his/her team on the international platform.

And they reach the pinnacle when they wear whites and play red-ball cricket. I have a similar dream too. I have achieved a lot in white-ball cricket, but red-ball is still on my checklist.

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