I have two variations of googly up my sleeve, claims Chahal

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Last Updated : Jun 26 2018 | 10:45 PM IST

Young leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who is now a vital cog in India's limited overs bowling set-up, today said that he has developed two variations of googly, which will benefit him in the long run.

I have two googlies -- one closer to the head and one more side-arm. So I try to mix it up. Batsmen have to look at the head position, so it is an advantage for me," Chahal said on the eve of India's opening T20 International against Ireland.

Chahal said that a leg spinner has more variations than a left-arm spinner.

"For example, a left-arm spinner can have only two variations, but a leg spinner has atleast four variations so the batsmen are always thinking about what he is going to face next, said Chahal.

While it's not like wrist spinners will automatically win India matches but the wiry Haryana bowler feels that current conditions in England will only help his bowling.

"Wrist spinners are a recent trend, and it is not like without wrist spin you cannot win here. But I think conditions here (in Ireland and England) will help spinners. English spinners have picked up wickets in the ODI series against Australia, so that is encouraging for us. England have scored 400-plus tall scores against Australia, and not us, he added.

This is Chahal's first tour of United Kingdom and he is desperate to make it cou

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First Published: Jun 26 2018 | 10:45 PM IST

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