Watch: Overlooked India Star Takes Six-Wicket Haul In 1st Innings Of County Championship Match
While the collective eyes of Indian fans are focused on the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy where the Shubman Gill-led team is vying to draw parity with England and end the tour on a high, overlooked legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal has quietly recorded the career-best figures of his county career.
Chahal is representing Northamptonshire in the ongoing County Championship Division Two. Against Derbyshire, he recorded bowling figures of 6/118 from 33.2 overs as the visitors' first innings ended on 377 after they opted to bat first at the County Ground.
Derbyshire made a cautious start before losing opener Caleb Jewell (16 off 30). It was followed by a 48-run partnership between Luis Reece and Harry Came for the second wicket.
Chahal broke the growing stand with a double-wicket over in which he accounted for Came (17 off 30) and Reece (39 off 90). The 34-year-old leggie landed another blow in his following over and soon Derbyshire had lost half their side for 89 runs.
A century from Martin Andersson (105 off 148) and useful contributions from the lower order helped Derbyshire to recover and post a good total.
Chahal wiped off the tail with the scalps of Zak Chappell (32 off 66), Ben Aitchison (45 off 54) and Blair Tickner (11 off 15) to finish with a six-fer.
Chahal's County Season So Far
Chahal made a roaring comeback after a below-par outing in Northwood where he remained wicketless against Middlesex while delivering 43 overs for 175 runs as Northamptonshire suffered an innings defeat.
In his first match of the season, he was wicketless in the first innings against Kent at Canterbury before picking up a four-wicket haul in the second as the contest ended in a draw.
The India star has a deal with Northamptonshire till the end of 2025 season and will also represent them in their one-day cup campaigns. He last played for India in 2023 but was part of their 2024 T20 World Cup winning squad.
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