IPL 2022: Deepak Chahar Ruled Out; CSK Fans Close In On Replacement.
Deepak Chahar’s availability in the Indian Premier League 2022 season remains doubtful,with the fast bowler suffering a back injury while undergoing a rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy.
The India international, Who With an experience of 93 IPL matches under his belt, pacer Ishant Sharma could be a very good replacement for Chahar.
A back injury to Deepak Chahar has all but put paid to the pace bowling all-rounder’s hopes of playing in the ongoing IPL-15, adding to the woes of Chennai Super King's faltering campaign. Having entered the tournament without Chahar, their strike bowler, the defending champions have lost all their four matches so far in the 10-team competition and are placed at the bottom of the points table.
With Deepak Chahar ruled out of IPL, fans on Twitter got really busy brainstorming who could be the one who would replace Chahar. So they came up with this name: Ishant Sharma.
In the absence of Chahar, the Chennai Super Kings bowling line-up has lacked the spark, and with the team suffering four defeats on the trot, Chennai Super King coach Stephen Fleming have tried out Mukesh Choudhary, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan and even Tushar Deshpande.
With an experience of 93 IPL matches under his belt, pacer Ishant Sharma could be a very good replacement for Chahar. While at 33, Ishant’s age may be a concern for the franchise, but CSK is known for getting the best players. Ishant’s equation of playing under skipper MS Dhoni may also make his case strong. The lanky pacer was part of the Delhi Capitals in the last season, however, was left unsold in the mega auction for IPL 15.
While CSK have always claimed that their Rs 14 crore buy would be fit before the second week of April, the seriousness of the tear was such that there was no chance of his availability in the tournament. According to sources, the India and CSK bowler suffered the back injury during his rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Chahar has been at the NCA for more than a month now, recovering from the quadriceps tear he picked during India’s T20I series against West Indies in February. Initially it was believed that Chahar would miss a major part of the IPL, but his quick recovery kept CSK optimistic of a late April return. The bowling all-rounder had suffered a quadriceps injury during the third T20I against West Indies in February, walking off the field after failing to complete his spell. The 29-year-old, who was bought for Rs 14 crore in the mega auction, went on to miss the ensuing series against Sri Lanka.
While the Chennai Super Kings officials were optimistic of Chahar’s return to the team at the half-way stage of the tournament, the gravity of a new back injury needs to be ascertained.
Struggling in the points table, the Chennai Super Kings needs to find a replacement for Chahar in case he is not fit in time, but before that, the team management is awaiting a formal communication from the Board and the NCA to know the exact situation.
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