IPL 2023: Yuzvendra Chahal becomes first Indian in T20 history to achieve sensational wicket-taking record
Hindustan TimesTeam India's star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal etched his name in history as he became the first Indian to take 300 wickets in T20s. Chahal reached the feat during Rajasthan Royals' opening match of the 2023 Indian Premier League against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon. Here's the list of highest Indian wicket-takers in the shortest format of the game: Yuzvendra Chahal 301* Ravichandran Ashwin 287 Piyush Chawla 276 Amit Mishra 272 Jasprit Bumrah 256 Earlier, last year’s runners-up Rajasthan Royals made a rollicking start to the IPL, amassing 203 for five against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson slammed aggressive half-centuries as Rajasthan Royals ripped apart the Bhuvneshwar Kumar-led SRH in their own backyard to pile up season's highest total yet.