‘We didn’t retain Chahal because…’: Ex-RCB DoC Mike Hesson on why team could not keep spin wizard in 2022

Yuzvendra Chahal’s departure from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru side ahead of the 2022 mega auctions came as a massive surprise to many. Chahal, who has touched the elusive feat of 200 wickets in IPL recently, was a match-winner for RCB over the years when he was associated with the franchise. While RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj ahead of the 2022 mega auctions, Chahal’s name was not on the list.