Rajasthan Royals' Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen (not pictured) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 7, 2023. - AFP
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters): Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, well known as cricket's Mr Nice Guy, became the leading wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Thursday after he picked up four wickets in their win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chahal was tied for the record with former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo before he finished with figures of 4-25 to move up to 187 wickets from 143 matches.
"I never even thought about it (the record) when I started playing the IPL," Chahal said. "I was with Mumbai Indians for three years but my journey actually started from 2014 (with Royal Challengers Bangalore).
"There have been a lot of ups and downs and I've enjoyed a lot too."
Chahal helped Rajasthan restrict Kolkata to 149 before his team mate Yashasvi Jaiswal broke the record for the fastest IPL fifty in the run chase as they won by nine wickets to move up to third in the standings.
Chahal is also India's leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals with 91 scalps. - Reuters
