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Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record of taking the most wickets in IPL history. The spinner from Haryana was signed for Rs 18 crore by Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Yuzvendra Chahal makes bold IPL 2025 prediction for Punjab Kings. (Picture Credit: Instagram/@yuzi_chahal23)
Star Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is playing for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. He was signed for Rs 18 crore by the Mohali-based franchise in the mega auction last year after not being retained by Rajasthan Royals. Chahal, who is the only bowler in IPL history to take more than 200 wickets, has made a bold prediction about Punjab Kings. According to the member of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup winning team, Punjab Kings will finish in the top two of the IPL 2025 points table and can even win the cash-rich league for the first time this year under Shreyas Iyer’s leadership.
“We are coming in the top 2; we are the best team. If you look at the bowling and batting, we have 7-8 options in bowling. If you look at the batting, we have 9-10 options. We have a very balanced side. I think it’s a very good sign that the team will be a champion this year. Our focus is on finishing in the top two and securing a place in the playoffs,” Chahal said on Sunday during the JioHotstar Press Room with Punjab Kings.
“The team environment is really good. We are like a family. We are treating everyone equally. We are really enjoying both on and off the field,” he added.
Chahal has only managed to take one wicket in three matches of IPL 2025 for Punjab Kings, but he is not concerned about his form and said there’s a long way to go and his focus is on helping the team win.
“We have only played three matches so far. There is a long way to go. The team has won two matches, and my focus is on making the team win. That’s about it. The tournament has just started, and I am finding my rhythm. I am enjoying my bowling. If we win the trophy and I don’t take a single wicket, I’ll take that every day,” said Chahal.
He was also asked about the price tag of Rs 18 crore which Punjab Kings paid to sign in the mega auction last year, and in reply he said, “I deserve this price tag. When you are playing, you don’t think about what price you fetched in the auction. Whether you go for INR 6 crore or INR 18 crore, it is the same mindset, and you just want to make the team win.”
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