IPL 2022: Deepak Chahar to miss majority of IPL – In what comes as a major blow for Chennai Super Kings, Deepak Chahar will miss the majority of IPL 2022 with a hamstring injury. MS Dhoni led franchise made him IPL’s most expensive Indian pacer, picking him for Rs 14 Cr. Follow IPL 202 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
As per an ESPNCricinfo report, Deepak Chahar has suffered a quadricep tear and will take several weeks to heal. The IPL 2022 will start on March 26 in Mumbai and will end on May 29.
IPL 2022: Big blow to Chennai Super Kings, most expensive Indian pacer Deepak Chahar likely to miss entire IPL
IPL 2022: Big blow to Chennai Super Kings, most expensive Indian pacer Deepak Chahar likely to miss entire IPL
Deepak Chahar suffered the injury in India’s third T20 against West Indies during a fiery spell and was ruled out of the Sri Lanka series. He is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
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IPL 2022: Big blow to Chennai Super Kings, most expensive Indian pacer Deepak Chahar likely to miss entire IPL
Chennai Super Kings are currently waiting for an update on Deepak Chahar before deciding on a replacement. Chahar was in a fantastic form with the bat and the ball. Against South Africa, he scored 54 and 38 after playing a match-winning knock against Sri Lanka in July.
He was one of the most contested players with Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and CSK all bidding for him, shooting his price tag to Rs 14 Cr.
| IPL Edition | Matches | Overs | Maiden | R | W | 4w | Best | Avg | E/R |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | Jan-00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1/35 | 74.00 | 10.57 |
| 2018 | 12 | 38.1 | 1 | 278 | 10 | 0 | 3/15 | 27.8 | 7.28 |
| 2019 | 17 | 64.3 | 2 | 482 | 22 | 0 | 3/20 | 21.91 | 7.47 |
| 2020 | 14 | 52 | 2 | 396 | 12 | 0 | 2/18 | 33.00 | 7.62 |
| 2021 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 451 | 14 | 2 | 4/13 | 32.21 | 8.35 |
| Overall | 63 | 220.4 | 6 | 1722 | 59 | 2 | Apr-13 | 29.19 | 07-Jan |
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings will have their pre-IPL camp in Surat from March 7. skipper MS Dhoni arrived in Surat ahead of the camp.
CSK IPL 2022 Full Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Samarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma.
IPL 2022: Big blow to Chennai Super Kings, most expensive Indian pacer Deepak Chahar likely to miss entire IPL
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