Ex-Director Mike Hesson's Big Revelation on Yuzvendra Chahal’s Shock RCB Release
Former Director of Cricket of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mike Hesson, has revealed the reason behind the franchise's decision to release Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022. Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, RCB retained three players: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammad Siraj. RCB's decision to release Chahal came as a big shock, and the leg-spinner was eventually bought by the Rajasthan Royals during the auctions. Hesson, who was with RCB at the time, recalled that he personally called Chahal to explain the reason behind his ouster from the franchise.
However, Hesson revealed that Chahal was "upset" and "disinterested" in the conversation.
Hesson said, "Yuzi was communicated with a huge amount. And I know that because I was the guy at the other end of the phone. I remember ringing Yuzi afterwards, and he was upset. It was very difficult to try and explain the auction dynamics to him at that time. He was visibly disinterested, and I don't blame him. He was an RCBian, and he was frustrated. But I can assure everyone that he is well aware of the issues we were confronted with.”