Washington gives us more options in Powerplay: Chahal

TIL Desk Sports/Washington Sundar’s presence in the Royal Challengers Bangalore fold will give captain Virat Kohli more options during Powerplay and middle overs, believes star leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Washington-Chahal forged a lethal combination during India’s T20 Tri-Series triumph in Sri Lanka last month.

“In Sri Lanka, Washington bowled in the Powerplay overs and I was bowling in the middle overs. In previous IPL seasons, I used to bowl in the Powerplays and was left only with two overs (during later stages). Now we have options, one can bowl in Powerplay and can chip more in middle overs,” Chahal said on Tuesday.

Wrist spinners are doing well but are always under the pump with a chance of going for a lot of runs at times. But the leg-break bowler believes that a comeback is possible if one has a big heart. “In this format, you are sure to get hit. For instance, in Nidahas Trophy, I was hit by Sri Lankans for 27 runs in two overs. I just told myself, you need to forget the past and make a strong comeback to pick wickets after being smashed,” he said.