Quotes from Yuzvendra Chahal

I had to chose between chess and cricket.

When you play for India and also start performing, your fan base increases, the media highlights your performances. You feel a sense of positivity with all the praise and adulation that comes your way.

You can't predict anything in T20s.

I want each and every ball that I bowl to to be my best delivery.

Chess taught me patience.

Mahi bhai is one the best and greatest players India has produced.

We didn't discuss Covid at home and did activities like Tik Tok to divert our minds.

I have never let the personal life affect my professional life.

Obviously, you want to wear the whites. If someone calls you a Test player, there is no bigger compliment.

It is a bowler's skill that gets him wickets in Tests.

You can't bowl fast on flat wickets and you need to give it loop so that the ball takes turn.

I don't like bowling on turning wickets because on turning wickets, most balls would just beat the batsmen. On flat wickets you can plan - when to bowl sliders, when to bowl googly.

I go for wickets and I flight the ball.

In limited-overs, leg-spinners are often rewarded as batsmen go for big shots. In Tests, they don't go after a bowler aggressively.

Even regular keepers miss stumping chances and miss catches. These things happen.

It's an amazing feeling Whenever you do well for India, it is a great feeling.

After 40 overs, Virat bhaiya fields at the boundary and you need someone to teach you and guide you.

Everyone wants to be a part of the World Cup and to play for the country.

The goal is to win the World Cup for India but my personal goal is representing India in Tests.

Before a marquee tournament like World Cup, a good IPL acts as a confidence booster.

I realized that at the World Cup - which incidentally was my first ever World Cup - the media would be commenting not only on our game, but also on our different styles. That's why I decided to seek professional help to put my looks together.

If you are playing in any team or even if you represent your country, some pressure is there. This is a World Cup so all the eyes are on you.

One of my cousins is a golfer, so I got motivated to try the game and I enjoy the relaxed pace it offers me after the fast pace of cricket.

I don't get to spend too much time with my family.