Apart from cricket, Team India’s bowler Yuzvendra Chahal also likes to play chess. Actually, he has been a chess player before playing cricket. He has shared his love for chess many times with his fans on social media as well.
Recently, Yuzvendra Chahal has said that playing chess has helped him a lot in maintaining patience while dealing with challenges in his cricket career. In fact, he reached the Global Chess League as the ambassador of SG Alpine Warriors.
The game has taught me patience over the years – Yuzvendra Chahal
At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal said that he got my first jersey in chess and this game has taught me to be patient in the last few years. It also helps me a lot in my cricket career because there are times when you don’t get wickets even after bowling well. Then in such times, you need patience very much.
Continuing his point, he further said that, chess and cricket are the same, but just in cricket you can show your aggression and in chess, you cannot do that. It all depends on how calm you are at chess. Giving an example, he said that, if I am bowling, I can say anything to the batsman, but in chess, you must maintain calm and composure. Actually, this thing can prove to be helpful for you in life too.
Along with this, Yuji Chahal said that some members of the Indian cricket team like to play chess while travelling. He laughed and said that, although there is no one in the Indian cricket team who can beat me. Sometimes I play chess with Ravichandran Ashwin or our trainer Shankar Basu. We usually enjoy this game while travelling.
