Reason behind ignoring Yuzvendra Chahal in World Cups despite showing confidence in bilaterals

In recent years, Yuzvendra Chahal has often been ignored in the World Cups despite being shown confidence in bilaterals by the Indian management. Since 2021, Chahal has been neglected in many big tournaments by the Indian selectors. Chahal was not a part of the Indian squad in the T20 World Cup 2021, Asia Cup 2023, and the ODI World Cup 2023. In the T20 World Cup 2022, Chahal did not play a game. 

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There is a sense of surety during the announcement of the Indian squad for a bilateral series that Chahal would be featuring in. Likewise, there was a sense of surety during the announcement of the Indian squad for big tournaments like the Asia Cup and the World Cup that Chahal would not be featuring in it. Both the signs have been proven right in recent years. 

There are two main reasons for the same. It has been decoded by many experts. Murali Karthik feels that Chahal is an Old school and Orthodox spinner. Karthik thinks that Chahl depends a lot on the flight and drifts through the air. Such a technique is not difficult to pick by the batters these days. 

Inconsistency in performances from Chahal

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There is another opinion that the 33-year-old is inconsistent with his lengths. But it is not the case in the IPL, where he is not easy to be hit. However, the batters have been Proactive against Chahal, which has helped them. Even the good balls of Chahal have often vanished out of the park. Without the variation in pace, it is not easy for the spinners to survive in today's world. 

For instance, Kuldeep Yadav has improved his pace and also got a quicker one to confuse the batters. Chahal needs to reinvent himself. In the last few years, the leg-spinner has been one of the most expensive bowlers in both formats of the game. The form of the leg-spinner has been great in the IPL, but he has not been able to replicate it at the international level.