Yuzvendra Chahal is not the first name that comes to mind when we think about athletes who are built like trucks. He is skinny, with not a lot of muscle mass around his biceps, legs, chest, or back. 

For where the Instagram-driven audience has gotten used to seeing a ripped “washboard” set of abs, the spinner has got a flat stomach and let’s just say wearing a tight t-shirt might not solve the purpose of popping out veins in his arms.

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And you know what the best part is? Chahal actually knows and is completely fine with the way he is! He is willing to make fun of himself (although, there’s nothing wrong with it) just for the sake of his friends, family and fans.

With the end of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings, Chahal could be seen standing next to the big and burly Chris Gayle who is known to have one of the most imposing physiques in international cricket at the moment.

Yuzi has some serious flex pic.twitter.com/VK2ssgbmYS

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 1, 2021

As the two men take off their shirts and pose for the camera, a sense of confidence can be seen on both their faces but for very different reasons. While Gayle is proud of all the work that he has put in to become this massive and keep fit, Chahal seems calm with just how he is. 

Yes, there were some obvious trolling remarks like “look how skinny”:

Aila blood donation is requested :)

— Mansoor Alam (@mmansooralam007) May 1, 2021

Chris can eat him up for dinner

— Maxdeepmax (@TheSambhav) May 1, 2021

I have a chiti haathi joke

— Abhay Tripathi (@at8Abhay) May 1, 2021

However, it was rather refreshing to see how so many people looked beyond the obvious comparison and went on to compliment the 30-year old for his confidence in pulling a stunt like this.

Chahal should be admired for his confidence... He knows he will be trolled but he is still enjoying doing it... Good spirit @yuzi_chahal

— (PRABHA) (@mpk_prabha) May 1, 2021

Hats off to chahal's confidence

— نیکولا تسلای_وطنی (@Sbenyamin2) May 1, 2021

That confidence of Yuzvendra chahal though

— ⓢⓗⓐⓗїⓓ♏™ (@mianshahid17) May 1, 2021

Gayle 2 crore
Chahal 6 crore

Other things are just temporary

— Saifur (@saifurrhmn90) May 1, 2021

Confidence hai yuzi bhai ka.

— Pranav Negi (@pranavHBK711) May 1, 2021

Chahal’s RCB has been impressive during the first leg of the tournament back in Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium and Mumbai’s Wankhede and continue to remain a top-three franchise at the moment.

Despite winning the toss and asking a struggling PBKS roster to bat first, the Virat Kohli-led side were unable to stop their opponents from scoring more than 170 runs and later found it extremely difficult to chase the total down.

After only their second loss of the season, RCB have slid down to the number three position but have the same number of points in their bank as the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals that are perched at the first and second spots in the points table, respectively.

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