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‘Ek trophy jeeti nahi ja rahi aur compare bhagwan se kar rahe ho’ – Fans react as Yuzvendra Chahal compares Sanju Samson to MS Dhoni
For the second straight year for the Sanju Samson-led team in the cash-rich league, Yuzvendra Chahal is enjoying a great season in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal was bought by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2022 mega auction after spending eight years playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
In his maiden campaign with the new team, he won the Purple Cap as he snapped 27 wickets. In the IPL and for India, Chahal has played under four different captains, including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and now Samson.
In an interview with Humans of Bombay, Chahal said that the Sanju Samson had given him the freedom he needed and was responsible for his improvement as a bowler during the previous six to twelve months.
Voh literally Mahi bhai jaisa lagta hai: Yuzvendra Chahal
“I think maine, jitne bhi captains, teeno captains ke under khela hun, unse voh liberty mili hai as a bowler, jo ek bowler chahta hai. Chahe voh Mahi bhai ho, Virat bhaiya ho ya Rohit Bhai. Mujhe voh ek cheez mili hai (I think, all three captains whom I have played under, I have gotten that liberty that a bowler requires, whether its Mahi bhai, Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. So yeah, that’s the one thing I have gotten,” the leg spinner was quoted as saying on Humans of Bombay.
“IPL mein favourite captain toh definitely, for me, Sanju. Kyunki mujhe voh literally Mahi bhai jaisa lagta hai, bilkul calm and chill. Jo meri bowling mein growth hui hai, at least 10 per cent jo growth hui hai last year voh Sanju ki vajah se hui hai. He told me, ‘you have 4 overs, just bowl, meri taraf se tu free hai, jo karna hai,” the 32-year-old asserted.
(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’).
Here’s how fans reacted on Yuzvendra Chahal’s statement:
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— iamranjithrkp (@iamranjithrkp) April 23, 2023
🤣
— 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡 (@vishaldhoni7781) April 23, 2023
— Shubham Pal (@Shubhampal8515) April 23, 2023
Having played 8 seasons under Kohli and then making a statement like this which ignores Kohli's role in his growth shows the level of disappointment from chahal for being ignored by RCB in favour of Hasaranga last yr auction.
— Chetan Bhat (@chetdb) April 23, 2023
One thing You'll Notice in His Captaincy..
He doesn't Panic At all..
Win or lose..
He stays Himself Unlike BKL Rahul and HARPIK Pandya…— Raunak Shukla (@ExtremistShukla) April 23, 2023
🤡no credit to Virat ??
— anuj manocha (@anujmanocha45) April 23, 2023
10percent growth tells the percentage that Sanju Samson is of MSD
— Bhuban Patnaik . (@Bhuban64039498) April 23, 2023
Totally true. I don’t know what sanju does off the field as captain but one thing i noticed is the rotation of bowlers, you can bring the best out of a bowler if you use him well. Sanju has mastered this art in the last couple of years.
— Naveen. (@naveensharma024) April 23, 2023
Only to get replaced by kuldeep who was refined by pant & co
— 𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚓𝚒 (@shinzohattori5) April 23, 2023
Wicket Keeper and Spinnner is a special relationship in cricket, they can’t communicate with fast bowlers as much, but it’s a deadly combination if WK and bowler are in sync.
— aman kharbas (@aman_kharbas) April 23, 2023