Yuzvendra Chahal, Punjab Kings ke star spinner, IPL 2025 mein kuch khaas perform nahi kar paaye hain. Ab tak ke unke 4 matches mein se bas 2 wickets hi aa paaye hain. Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer ne apni recent analysis mein yeh kaha ki Chahal defensive cricket khel rahe hain, jo unki performance par kaafi impact daal raha hai.
Jaffer ne kaha ki Chahal ka last IPL outing, jisme unhone Sunrisers Hyderabad ke against Travis Head ka wicket liya, wo ek achha example tha unki usual bowling style ka. Par unka defensive mindset unhe pressure mein daal raha hai, jo unke IPL 2025 mein poor returns ka reason ban raha hai. Chahal, jo ki IPL ke sabse zyada wicket-taking bowler hain, ab tak is season mein sirf 2 wickets hi le paaye hain, aur unka economy rate bhi 11.13 ka hai.
“Mujhe lagta hai jo kuch deliveries unhone bowling ki thi, jaise unhone Travis Head ka wicket liya, yeh wahi style hai jise humein zyada dekhna chahiye. Ball ko spin karna, googlies bowl karna aur ball par revs dalna, yeh wo cheezein hain jo Chahal se missing ho gayi hain,” Jaffer ne ESPNCricinfo par bola.
“Unka mindset kaafi defensive ho gaya hai, aur unka face pe pressure dikh raha hai, wo off-colour lag rahe hain,” Jaffer ne add kiya.
Chahal ne Sunrisers Hyderabad ke against apne last match mein 4-0-56-1 ki figures di, aur wo match mein sabse mehenga spinner rahe. Ex-India spinner Piyush Chawla ne bhi Jaffer ki baat se agree kiya aur kaha ki Chahal ka poor form aur low confidence unke performance ko affect kar rahe hain. Unka khud par vishwas nahi ban raha hai, jiska direct effect unke googlies ke na bowl karne mein dikh raha hai.
“Humne unse googlies bhi nahi dekhi hain. Agar aap wide ball off-stump ke bahar daal rahe hain, toh wo ball unse door jata hai. Is tarah se aap wicket le sakte hain, par is season mein unhone yeh deliveries nahi daali, jo ki form ke kami ka nateeja ho sakta hai,” Chawla ne kaha.
Punjab Kings ne recently Sunrisers Hyderabad ke against IPL 2025 ka match 8 wickets se haara. Ab PBKS ka agla match Kolkata Knight Riders ke against hai, jo 15 April ko Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium par khela jayega.
