Yuzvendra Chahal Picks his Favourite Captain; It's Not Kohli, Dhoni or Rohit
Chahal has picked Samson as his favourite captain [AP Photos]
India's Yuzvendra Chahal has named Sanju Samson as his favourite captain to play under in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal praised Samson's leadership stating that he allows him to complete the quota of four overs freely.
The wily spinner, Chahal, has also played under Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, but went ahead with Samson when asked to pick his favourite leader. Chahal has played under Rohit in the 2013 IPL season and in the following season, he joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore to play under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
After being released by RCB ahead of the 2022 IPL mega auction, Chahal was roped in by the Royals for INR 6.5 crore. He immediately repaid the faith by scalping 27 wickets to finish as the Purple Cap holder.
Chahal compared Samson's leadership style to that of former India skipper, MS Dhoni.
"In IPL, Sanju Samson is definitely my favourite. I feel like he is literally very similar to Mahi bhai as like him, he is very calm and chill. The 10 per cent or whatever growth I have had as a bowler in the last year, it is all because of Sanju. He told me, 'you have four overs, bowl whatever you want to, you are free from my side," Chahal gave an interview to Humans of Bombay.
"I think, all three captains whom I have played under, I have gotten that liberty that a bowler requires, whether it's Mahi bhai, Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. So yeah, that's the one thing I have gotten," Chahal added.
Talking about Chahal and the Rajasthan Royals, they are standing at the second position in the ongoing IPL points tally. The Sanju Samson led side have won 4 matches and lost 3.
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