Indian leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made predictions for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Chahal didn’t choose Virat Kohli or Shubman Gill for the highest run-scorer award, also known as the Orange Cap, for IPL 2024.
Yuzvendra Chahal holds the record for being the highest wicket-taker in the history of the T20 tournament. The right-arm spinner has claimed 187 wickets in 145 matches, boasting an impressive average of 21.69 and an economy rate of 7.67. He earned the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets in the IPL in 2022.
Yuzvendra Chahal Made A Big Prediction For Orange Cap Winner Of The Season
In a video on his YouTube channel ‘JokerKiHaveli,’ Esports streamer Gulrez Khan asked Yuzvendra Chahal about his prediction for the highest run-scorer in the upcoming IPL 2024 season. Chahal chose two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates as his picks for winning the Orange Cap this year.
The 33-year-old cricketer predicted that either Yashasvi Jaiswal or Jos Buttler would be the top run-scorer, winning the Orange Cap in IPL 2024. Buttler, who is also England’s white-ball captain, previously won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2022 season when the Rajasthan Royals reached the final match.
During the 2022 season of the cash-rich league, Buttler scored an impressive 863 runs in 17 matches for the Rajasthan Royals. Meanwhile, Jaiswal showed outstanding form in IPL 2023, scoring 624 runs in 14 matches. Notably, he set a record for the most runs by an uncapped batter in an IPL season.
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In the video, Gulrez Khan asked Yuzvendra Chahal about his prediction for the player who would take the most wickets in the IPL. Chahal confidently expressed his ambition to lead in wicket-taking and also mentioned Rashid Khan as his pick for the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
Meanwhile, Afghan spinner Rashid Khan is set to play for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024 season. In the previous IPL season, the 25-year-old leg-spinner claimed an impressive 27 wickets in 17 games. The Ahmedabad-based franchise finished as runners-up in the last edition of the league.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals will commence their IPL 2024 journey at home against the Lucknow Super Giants on March 24.
Check out the schedule of RR for IPL 2024 first phase:
March 24: RR vs Lucknow Super Giants – Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur – 3:30 pm IST
March 28: RR vs Delhi Capitals – Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur – 7:30 pm IST
April 1: RR vs Mumbai Indians – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 7:30 pm IST
Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2024: Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (T), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger
