On being bought by PBKS for ₹18 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal said, "I deserve it. I am very excited." He added, "I didn't think about how much I would be sold for. I was thinking like ₹12-13 crore." Notably, Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL.