Rajasthan Royals‘ sensational bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has etched his name in the history books as he became the highest wicket-taker in the history of the Indian Premier League. He achieved this feat during the league stage fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chahal became the all-time leading wicket-taker in the history of IPL.
Chahal bagged the all-important wicket of Nitish Rana and achieved this milestone. Chahal, who had tied with Dwayne Bravo in the previous fixture, has now surpassed him to hold the numero uno position. He now has 184* wickets in 143* matches.
Sanju Samson brought Chahal into the attack in the 10th over of the game. Bagging the jackpot wicket in his first over, Chahal removed the big fish KKR captain Nitish Rana to achieve this massive feat.
Check out this historic moment:
Historic moment in IPL.
Chahal is the leading wicket taker in the league history. pic.twitter.com/dB3mDssGyy
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 11, 2023
Chahal”s IPL journey
One of the finest bowlers in the history of the IPL, spin wizard Chahal started his journey in the Indian Premier League with Mumbai Indians by joining them as a rookie in 2011. He made his debut in the IPL during the 2013 seas but went wicketless in the only fixture he played for them. He later moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chahal became an integral member of the Royals and went on to spend 8 seasons with them. His success with the Bangalore team saw Chahal making it to the India A team and he earned his maiden India call-up in 2016. And there have been no turning backs for the star bowler.
Chahal has a 5-wicket haul, a hat-trick, and as many as six 4-wicket hauls in the IPL.
Notably, Chahal is also the only bowler with 100+ wickets for RCB. However, he was surprisingly removed from the franchise in 2022 and was later bought by the Rajasthan Royals in 2022. He has been in form in the ongoing season and has scalped 18* wickets thus far.
Meanwhile, fans on social media went into a frenzy as they came up with amazing messages for the RR spinner. There were many who came up with hilarious meems while reacting to his new achievement.
Check out the reactions of fans to this:
– Leading wicket taker in IPL history.
– Purple Cap in IPL 2022.
– Current Purple Cap in IPL 2023.One name, Chahal. pic.twitter.com/W1Dv58y24w
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 11, 2023
What a spell by Yuzi Chahal.
4 wickets for just 25 runs from 4 overs – wickets of Venky, Rana, thakur & Rinku. pic.twitter.com/sesIYwZ9wK
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 11, 2023
YUZVENDRA CHAHAL – THE GOAT.
A spell of 4/25 in 4 overs. He dominated the KKR batting unit, the Purple Cap holder and the leading wicket taker of the IPL. The legend! pic.twitter.com/7oRqIgrVtT
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 11, 2023
Yuzvendra Chahal🔥🥵 pic.twitter.com/KeZYSKRfPC
— Pulkit🇮🇳 (@pulkit5Dx) May 11, 2023
The moment Yuzi Chahal created history.
He becomes leading wickettaker in IPL history – What a bowler, Absolute Legend. pic.twitter.com/pLCZWyx79U
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 11, 2023
https://twitter.com/76thHundredWhxn/status/1656686770556379136?s=20
Yuzi Chahal – IPL’s most successful bowler. 🐐💗 pic.twitter.com/UOs04szCBC
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 11, 2023
Chahal becomes the highest wicket taker in IPL 💯🚀🔥 pic.twitter.com/3WXDS4KLew
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) May 11, 2023
•The Highest wickettaker in IPL history – Yuzi Chahal.
•The Highest wickettaker of this IPL 2023 – Yuzi Chahal.
•The Purple Cap holder of this IPL – Yuzi Chahal.
THE IPL GOAT. TAKE A BOW, YUZI CHAHAL. pic.twitter.com/PpS7HhIB1r
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) May 11, 2023
List of the highest wicket-takers in the IPL:
Chahal and Dwayne Bravo lead the likes of Piyush Chawla (174), Amit Mishra (172), and Ravichandran Ashwin (171) in the list of most wickets in the IPL.
Check out the full list:
Yuzvendra Chahal – 184* wickets
Dwayne Bravo – 183 wickets
Piyush Chawla – 174 wickets
Amit Mishra – 172 wickets
R Ashwin – 171 wickets
