Mumbai Indians leg-spinner Rahul Chahar isn’t just skillful but has developed the ability to go with the batsman’s strategy said head coach Mahela Jayawardene.
“As a coach and as a management team, we are happy with his progress. He has developed intelligence. It is not just about skills. Having a game-plan and executing or changing it depending on what batsmen is doing [- he has that ability],” said Jayawardene while speaking to the media on Chahar’s ability to improvise.
“We are happy with the way he has come out. He is a leader in our bowling group, the spin department,” added Jayawardene.
“Rahul has been quite consistent for us for the last three years. We knew he had talent. He was also quite raw when we started playing him. I believe it was the 2019 season when he had the breakthrough season.”
Rahul picked up a 4 wicket haul and a 3 wicket haul in this season of IPL. His leg-spin bowling has been the key for Mumbai Indians wicket-taking option.
“Even in UAE, the last season he bowled well. He had his ups and downs. He wasn’t [initially] consistent in his execution. But every year we see improvement in Rahul. Mind you, he is still a young player. We feel he has been around for a long time but he is also learning,” said the former Sri Lanka skipper.
