''The bowlers have played in the IPL, so they have exposure''- Yuzvendra Chahal

India's white-ball specialist Yuzvendra Chahal has opined that young bowlers, especially the seamers, have benefitted from playing against the best players in the world consistently during the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Over the course of the last two years, India has produced a number of quality seamers like T Natarajan, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna and Umran Malik.

In the ongoing ODI series against the West Indies, India has gone with the likes of Siraj, Krishna and Avesh. While Krishna played in the 1st game, Avesh made his ODI debut in the ongoing game.

"It's a young team. The bowlers have played in the IPL, so they have exposure and they create a good attack," Chahal was quoted by India Today. 

The rookie seamers came under severe pressure in the last game but Siraj kept his nerves till the end to help the visitors eke out a 3-run win.

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"I loved starting late as it meant going against power-hitters"- Yuzvendra Chahal

Speaking of the 1st ODI, Chahal was once again amongst the wickets.  The wrist-spinner claimed two crucial scalps of Brandon King and Rovman Powell in his 2nd spell to peg the Windies back.

Reacting to his performance, Chahal said that he loved the challenge of bowling on a surface that wasn't offering him much and against batters who were looking to attack every ball.

"I loved starting late as it meant going against power-hitters. They played well with the ball not spinning early on. Then we wanted to get 2-3 wickets to bring it in our favour and did. It's great to see how they're playing and take the game close, as exciting ODIs are good," he added.

Meanwhile, Kyle Mayers' blistering cameo (39 off 23) helped the West Indies get off to a great start. West Indies posted a target of 312 to the visitors thanks to a brilliant ton from Shai Hope. 

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