MUMBAI: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who took 4/47 - the best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI at Lord's - in India's 100-run defeat to England on Thursday, is rapidly growing in stature as a top tweaker in white-ball cricket. In the T20I series preceding the ODIs in England, Chahal returned figures of 2/10 in Birmingham and 2/32 in Southampton.
Among those impressed by Chahal is former Australia Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg. "He's up there. I think leg-spin in T20 cricket is probably the most effective option, especially in those middle overs," Hogg said here on Friday. Hogg praised the way Chahal, who has taken 108 wickets in 63 ODIs @ 26.95, and 79 scalps in 62 T20Is @ 8.09, has evolved after going through a bit of a lean phase, which saw him being dropped from India's T20 World Cup side.
