Yuzvendra Chahal has been ignored for Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts by Haryana as they face Bengal in their preliminary quarter-final clash. The defending champions have taken the decision to leave out their ace leg-spinner looking at the future. They are willing to groom a young spinner Parth Vats and the same has been communicated to Chahal.
Chahal is currently dealing with a personal crisis with speculations of his divorce from his wife Dhanashree doing the rounds. However, the HCA official has cleared that the decision to drop him is purely a cricketing call and has nothing to do with his personal life. “We have made this decision in consultation with him, as we aim to groom a few youngsters with an eye on the future. Parth Vats, a leg-spin all-rounder, is the player we are introducing at this stage,” a Haryana Cricket Association official said according to Cricbuzz.
Chahal has not played a single game this season but he was Haryana’s leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets last season during their title triumph. Chahal’s downfall is startling as he was once the lead spinner for India in both ODIs and T20Is,
