It’s time to ascribe the title of legend to Yuzvendra Chahal: Samson Sanju

The 56th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will be remembered as one of the most significant matches in the competition’s history because of the records that were broken during the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets in the first innings to take the most wickets in the tournament’s history. Another historic event from the match occurred when Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest IPL fifty in the second innings.

The Men in Pink benefited greatly from Chahal’s bowling (4/25) as they were able to set themselves an easy goal by limiting Kolkata to 149 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Chahal’s career reached a historic turning point, and RR captain Sanju Samson was all praise for the spinner, saying it was time to call him a “legend.”

“I believe it is appropriate to ascribe the title of legend to him. He has been bowling that way for a long time. Very appreciative and fortunate to have him as a franchisee. Never have a conversation with him. Simply hand him the ball, and he will know precisely what to do. He bowls with great bravery and enjoys bowling under pressure. At the very end, he bowls as well. In the post-match presentation, Samson expressed his genuine happiness for the winner.

Venkatesh Iyer, the opposition’s captain Nitish Rana, the in-form power hitter Rinku Singh, and all-rounder Shardul Thakur were among Chahal’s four victims. Chahal finished with the most wickets to his name out of the four bowlers at the RR camp. The spinner now holds the tournament and IPL 2023 Purple Cap lead in terms of wickets taken.

The Rajasthan Royals’ quest to make the playoffs
Chahal equaled Dwayne Bravo’s previous mark of 184 wickets set by the former Chennai Super Kings pacer in Rajasthan’s last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He picked up four wickets in his subsequent match, bringing his overall IPL total to 188. He is now only 12 wickets short of reaching the 200-mark. Rajasthan would like to win all of its final two league games in order to guarantee a spot in the playoffs.