India’s leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after playing the final English county championship match for Northamptonshire against Middlesex at the hallowed Lord’s last mont…

India’s leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after playing the final English county championship match for Northamptonshire against Middlesex at the hallowed Lord’s last month.The 36-year-old who has played 72 ODIs and 80 T20Is for India, never fully realised his red-ball potential and played 49 first-class game in which he picked 148 wickets with six five-wicket hauls.Down with dengue, chikungunya: Yuzvendra Chahal says after missing SMAT finalIn his final first-class season for the Northants, Chahal took 21 wickets in five games including a nine-wicket match haul against Durham.”I played my last First-Class match at Lord’s, saying these words is emotional as a Test cap was always a dream, one that I carried with me for many years. It may not have happened, but I am genuinely content with the journey I have had and incredibly grateful for every opportunity that came my way in this format,” Chahal said in an instagram post. View this post on Instagram
“For me, red-ball cricket was never just another format. It was where I learned the meaning of patience, character, resilience and the pure joy of being out there for hours, fighting for every run and every wicket,” he added.The Last Dance pic.twitter.com/Z27l4tZQQf— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) September 23, 2026

Chahal never managed to be in India’s Test scheme of things although he was once picked for India A to play against South Africa A when the coach Ravi Shastri and captain Virat Kohli were desperately looking for a wrist spinner.Though Chahal had fallen out of favour with national selectors, he continues to play List A and T20 matches. For the records, he is the highest wicket taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history where he currently plies his trade with Punjab Kings.(With agency inputs)

Source: Deccan Herald