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IPL 2025: Yuzvendra Chahal, who was Punjab Kings' one of the most expensive buys, recently joined the team's practice session before the upcoming season. Chahal, who was released by Rajasthan Royals before the mega-auction last year, was bought by a whopping amount by Punjab Kings.

Chahal was seen wearing the mic, which was given by the team and it resulted in hilarious conversations. He was seen attending a training session and thus gave a message to head coach Ricky Ponting. He inquired as to whether the team was looking for an opener and that he was ready to give the audition for that position.

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Initially, Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting revealed in an interaction on a podcast that he was looking for three Indian players and Yuzvendra Chahal was one of them. The Punjab-based franchise had the biggest purse during the mega-auction and was ready to break the bank on Chahal.

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“There were three players that I wanted to bring in. One who has been at Punjab Kings for three or four yearsArshdeep Singh. I also wanted to bring in a captain who I have worked with before and who has had a lot of success. So, we went after Shreyas Iyer. I also wanted to bring in Yuzi. So the Indian guys that we have are perfect," Ricky Ponting was quoted as saying on the Howie Games podcast.

“And then, we had to make a few tweaks as the auction went on to make sure we ended up with a really good squad. I am trying to make things different and rebuild and have the right people around me. But these three were non-negotiables," he concluded.

Chahal also had attended the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 summit clash with RJ Mahvash. He and his wife Dhanashree Varma had recently filed for divorce.

Yuzvendra Chahal was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping amount of Rs 18 crore and was also involved in an intense bidding war during the IPL 2025 mega-auction. He also became the most expensive spinner in the tournament's history and thus surpassed Wanindu Hasaranga, who was bought by RCB for a whopping amount of Rs 10.75 crore during the 2022 IPL auction.