It's been almost three years since Yuzvendra Chahal has made into the Indian team and became a key spinner of the side. He is now considered as a key bowler in limited-overs formats. But despite his success in the shorter formats, he is yet to play in the longer format for India. In a recent chat with Hindustan Times, Chahal revealed that he will have to play more domestic matches in the longer format to get selected in the Test squad.

"Test cricket is the most challenging. In recent years, Ashwin bhai and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) plus Kuldeep have done well for India," he said. "I too want to play Tests but for that, I need to play more red-ball cricket at domestic level. I have played just 31 first-class games. I need to spend more time bowling in Ranji Trophy perhaps and also make an impression."

While Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have successfully replaced the veterans like R Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh in the limited-overs, it is tough to replace Ashwin from the Test cricket. However, Chahal wants to go on and emulate their feats in the Tests as well. He added that Harbhajan has been a great influence for him as he had played with him for three years in the Mumbai Indians and he has learnt from him how to be aggressive as a spinner and attack the batsman as well.

Chahal also spoke about India captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and how both of them manage to inspire him always. He refers to them as legends while citing that he played U-15 cricket with Virat Kohli. He said that Kohli is exceptional when it comes to discipline, setting an example and motivating others. He again added that even if he gets hit by a batsman, Virat turns to him and talks him.