Kohli had a lot of positive energy, he never tried to change me: Chahal

TIL Desk Sports/ India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has said that Virat Kohli had a lot of positive energy and he never tried to change him and his bowling style as a Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper in the last eight seasons of IPL.

The 31-year-old Chahal has been one of best performers for RCB over the years after moving there from Mumbai Indians prior to the 2014 season. In 113 matches for them, he has picked up 138 wickets at an economy rate of just over 7.50.

However, the leg-spinner wasn’t retained by the franchise ahead of the auction. RCB have decided to retain Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj in their team. In a recent chat with veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel, Chahal opened up on his bond with Virat Kohli at RCB.

“I realised that he (Kohli) had a lot of positive energy. He never tried to change me, he never asked me to bowl this way or that way. We always had two plans, and the first plan was always mine. He would tell me, ‘You plan the way you want to bowl.’ It helped me because I have to bowl, so it helped to think about it, [and] get the field I wanted,” Chahal said.