Yuzvendra Chahal Says Chess Taught Him How To Stay Patient

Known to bamboozle the best of the batters with his trademark googlies and slower ones, India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is missing out from the action on the field amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic which has put a grinding halt to all the sporting action around the world. But Chahal is not upset as he is keeping himself occupied by turning back to his old passion in the meantime. Also Read - COVID-19 Cases in India Rise to 3,577, Death Toll at 83; ICMR Says no Evidence of Infection Being Airborne Yet

In a freewheeling interaction with Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta and International Master Rakesh Kulkarni before the event got underway, Chahal said, “Chess taught me patience. In cricket, you may be bowling well but you may not get wickets.

“Like in a Test match you may have bowled well in a day but not got wickets but you have to come back the next day so you need to be patient. Chess has helped me a lot in that way. I have learnt to be patient and get batsmen out.”