A again damage to Deepak Chahar has all however put paid to the tempo bowling all-rounder’s hopes of enjoying within the ongoing IPL-15, including to the woes of Chennai Super Kings’ faltering marketing campaign.
Having entered the match with out Chahar, their strike bowler, the defending champions have misplaced all their 4 matches to this point within the 10-team competitors and are positioned on the backside of the factors desk.
While CSK have at all times claimed that their Rs 14 crore purchase can be match earlier than the second week of April, the seriousness of the tear was such that there was “no chance of his availability” within the match.
According to sources, the India and CSK bowler suffered the again damage throughout his rehab on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Chahar has been on the NCA for greater than a month now, recovering from the quadricep tear he picked throughout India’s T20I sequence towards West Indies in February.
Initially it was believed that Chahar would miss a serious a part of the IPL, however his fast restoration stored CSK optimistic of a late April return.
Deepak Chahar’s absence has disadvantaged CSK of a Powerplay specialist bowler. (File)
The bowling all-rounder had suffered a quadriceps damage through the third T20I towards West Indies in February, strolling off the sphere after failing to finish his spell.
The 29-year-old, who was purchased for Rs 14 crore within the mega public sale, went on to overlook the following sequence towards Sri Lanka.
Chahar, who can also be adept at enjoying the large photographs, performed a key function within the workforce’s success final yr.