Trivia: Yuzvendra Chahal is the third most successful leg-spinner in IPL

Yuzvendra Chahal of Royal Challengers Bangalore has come of age in the IPL. It was his brilliant performances with the ball in the 2016 IPL that got him noticed and selected into the national team.

He has taken three wickets in 3 matches for RCB in the 2017 IPL. With his haul of three wickets, he went past Shane Warne to become the third most successful leg-spinner in the IPL.

Chahal has 59 wickets @22.13 in 46 matches for RCB and MI in the IPL. Shane Warne has 57 wickets in 55 matches for Rajasthan Royals from 2008 to 2011.

Amit Mishra is the most successful leg-spinner in the IPL with 124 wickets @23.79 in 113 matches. Piyush Chawla is next with 121 wickets @25.74 in 124 matches.

(Note: The record is as per April 10, 2017)

Ashok Kumar Shaw

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