IPL 2022: Deepak Chahar reportedly could miss half of IPL due to injury.© Twitter
Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar will miss the first half of the upcoming Indian Premier League due to a right quadriceps injury sustained during the third and final T20 game against the West Indies in Kolkata. According to BCCI sources, Chahar will likely be out for eight weeks. “Chahar will be out for at least eight weeks, meaning he will miss half of IPL 2022,” the BCCI source told PTI. The IPL 2022 starts on March 26 and CSK is still waiting for a final report from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru where the pacer is recovering.
Chahar was bought by CSK for a whopping Rs 14 crore, which is the second most expensive purchase in this year’s IPL auction.
The 29-year-old suffered a right quadriceps injury while playing in the T20 final against the West Indies in Kolkata on February 20, and was subsequently ruled out of the three-game T20 series against Sri Lanka, which India won 3-0. .
In his short international career so far, Chahar has collected 10 and 26 wickets respectively from seven ODIs and 20 T20 matches.
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Chahar has also made valuable contributions for India in the rankings, reaching two fifties in ODIs, with 69 not being his highest score.
The IPL 2022 is scheduled to be played in the country from March 26 to May 29.
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