World Cup 2019: Not worried about the flat tracks in England, says Chahal

Young spinner Yuzvedra Chahal's biggest asset has been his big heart as he is not afraid to flight the ball even when he is under attack.

Expecting the World Cup 2019 to be a high-scoring affair, India captain Virat Kohli had predicted that England could be the first team to score 500 runs in ODIs. However, India star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who will be playing his first World Cup, is not at all worried about the flat tracks in England as the Indian squad is used to playing ODI cricket on flat tracks. "I am not at all worried about the flat tracks in England as we are used to playing ODI cricket on flat tracks. And please don't forget that I myself play a lot of matches every year at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is one of the best batting tracks," said Chahal, who has 72 wickets from 41 ODIs with two five-wicket hauls. "And also when we are talking about flat tracks, if as a bowler I am under pressure, even the opposition bowlers will be under equal amount of pressure when we would be batting." Chahal's biggest asset has been his big heart as he is not afraid to flight the ball even when he is under attack. "Against the best batsmen, you can't have a defensive strategy. When you are bowling to a Russell or a Warner, you shouldn't think about containing them. They are such players, you have to attack them and in my mind, every delivery that I bowl to these players is to get them out. I want each and every ball that I bowl to to be my best delivery," said Chahal. Despite his good show in New Zealand, Chahal played only one game against Australia, where he was a touch unlucky due to shoddy fielding before Ashton Turner took him to cleaners. "I don't think we need to worry too much about the Australia series. We have played enough matches against them. Obviously, you can't win every game that you play. The manner in which Australian batsmen played us, they deserved to win. We should laud their effort and try to do better when we face them next time," Chahal told PTI during an interview before leaving for England.