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JE Sports Desk: The non-retention of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of the IPL (Indian Premier League) mega auctions 2021 by RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) was among the most shocking decisions deemed by the fans and experts who follow Indian cricket. Chahal, who at times, single-handedly took the game away from the opposition was considered a pillar in RCB's bowling line-up.

In a podcast with Ranveer Allahbadia, the wily leg-spinner revealed that he felt really bad after not being retained by a franchise for which he played for 8 years.

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"I definitely felt very bad. It was in 2014 that my journey started. From the first match, Virat Kohli showed trust in me. But, it feels bad (on the decision) as I was playing for the franchise for 8 years. I saw people saying 'Yuzi would've asked for a lot of money' and such stuff. That is why I clarified in an interview that I did not ask for anything. I know how much I deserve. The worst thing is I didn't get a single phone call from RCB. They didn't even tell me anything," Chahal said in an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia.

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Chahal was disappointed that there was no proper communication from the franchise. He also added that the franchise promised him that they will go all out for him. However, RR (Rajasthan Royals) got him in the end.

"I played around 140 matches for RCB, but I received no proper communication from them. They promised me that they'll go all out for me. I was alright. I got very angry after that (seeing RCB let him go), I played for them for 8 years. Chinnaswamy Stadium is my favourite," he said.

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The 32-year-old also spoke about how playing at Rajasthan made him a death bowler.

"Whatever happens, happens for good. A good thing that happened with me after I joined Rajasthan Royals is I became a death bowler. I started to bowl at the death. At RCB I used to bowl the 16th or the 17th over at max. At RR, I became a death bowler and my cricketing growth increased by 5 to 10 percent. That is when I realised, whatever happens, happens for good. People go to new teams after sometimes playing for 10 years for a particular side. That is fine. As a professional cricketer, you have to deal with such things.

"The attachment with RCB is there but coming to RR has helped my cricket a lot," he explained.