Indian Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal back to Northamptonshire for 2025 season

Yuzvendra Chahal will return to Northamptonshire this summer on a agreement going for walks from June till the end of the 2025 season. The Indian leg spinner will be available for the county's County Championship and One-Day Cup campaigns. The deal is reminiscent to the one that added the 34-yr antique to Wantage Road ultimate summer season. Chahal ended up taking 5 for 14 on his List A debut for the membership, against Kent, who he joined in 2023, earlier than supporting Northamptonshire to a fourth-place finish in Division Two with 19 Championship wickets in four matches, at a mean of 21.10. He additionally managed five-wicket hauls, with 5 for 45 towards Derbyshire making up career-great pleasant in shape figures of nine for 99. Though Chahal has no longer featured for India for the reason that 2023 - he turned into an unused member of the successful 2024 T20 World Cup squad - he remains a sought-after wrist spinner. In November, he have become the maximum steeply-priced spin bowler at IPL auctions while he became signed for INR 18 crore (£1.6 million) by means of Punjab Kings in advance of the 2025 season, which finishes on May 25. "I thoroughly loved my time right here closing season so I'm very satisfied to be coming returned." Chahal said."There are some super human beings in that dressing room, and I can't wait to be part of that once more. "We performed some high-quality cricket towards the lower back end of the season so with a bit of luck we are able to mirror that and massive up a few victories." Northamptonshire's these days-appointed head instruct Darren Lehmann lauded the the re-signing of Chahal: "I'm really excited that one among high-quality leg spinners within the global is returning to Northamptonshire this season." "He brings precious experience and he is an absolute gentleman who loves the game. Having him available from mid-June until the give up of the season will be awesome for us."