‘I was terrified’: Chahal on being hung from balcony by ‘heavily drunk’ cricketer
Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal recounted a terrifying incident from 2013 where an intoxicated Australian cricketer dangled him over a hotel balcony. Chahal clarified that the individual was not Andrew Symonds or James Franklin, emphasizing the trauma of the event.
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Veteran India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has revisited a frightening episode from the early stages of his IPL career, revealing that an Australian cricketer, other than Andrew Symonds or James Franklin, was responsible for hanging him over a hotel balcony during the 2013 season.Chahal, the IPL’s leading wicket-taker with 233 scalps in 188 matches, began his career with Mumbai Indians in 2013 before going on to enjoy a successful eight-season stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.The incident first came to light in 2022, when Chahal disclosed that an intoxicated cricketer had dangled him upside down from a hotel balcony on the 15th floor. Speculation subsequently linked the episode to former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds.However, speaking on former India opener Aakash Chopra’s podcast, Chahal clarified that neither Symonds nor Franklin was involved.
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