Published 14:01 IST, December 24th 2019
IPL 2020: 3 players who can replace injured pacer Deepak Chahar at CSK
IPL 2020: India’s latest bowling sensation Deepak Chahar has suffered a huge injury setback that is set to keep him out of the game for quite some time.
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India’s latest bowling sensation Deepak Chahar has suffered a huge injury setback that is set to keep him out of game for quite some time. Chahar has been one of most exciting finds in ongoing home season for Indian cricket team. Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were on sidelines, courtesy which Chahar got an opportunity to play and grabbed opportunity with both hands. He came into limelight in Nagpur T20I against Bangladesh last month when he picked up 6 wickets for just 7 runs that also included a hat-trick. se figures are best for a men's bowler in T20I cricket.
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news of Chahar's back injury was revealed by Indian team's chief selector MSK Prasad on Monday. It could cost him a place in Indian team as or bowlers could w capitalise to cement a spot in team for next year’s T20 World Cup. Chahar will t only miss upcoming series against Sri Lanka and Australia but also tour of New Zealand where India are scheduled to play as many as five T20Is.
Deepak Chahar is also an integral part of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set-up in Indian Premier League (IPL). He has led CSK's bowling for past 2 years. If he doesn't recover in time, it would be a huge blow to 3-time champions as Prasad told a leading Indian media daily that Chahar is expected to be out till April 2020. Let's have a look at three players who could replace Deepak Chahar in IPL.
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IPL 2020: Who can replace Deepak Chahar at CSK?
1. Rahul Shukla
Shukla is a first-class cricketer who plays for Dhoni's state team Jharkhand. right-arm medium pacer has experience of playing in IPL as he was a part of Mumbai Indians set-up from 2010-12. In 2013, Rajasthan Royals picked him up. In a game between Rajasthan Royals and Otago Volts in CLT20 in 2013, he was named Man of match for taking 3 wickets. In 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he took his first 5-wicket haul in a T20 match.
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2. Shams Mulani
Mulani is a first-class cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic circuit. He is a batting all-rounder, who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He has 20 wickets to his name from 22 T20 games at an impressive aver of 23.25 and an ecomy of 6.28. In December 2019, in opening round of 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, he went on to claim his first 5-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
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3. Praveen Dubey
Dubey plays for Karnataka in domestic circuit. He is an all-rounder who bowls leg-spin. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹35 lakh at 2016 IPL player auction. In February 2017, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore team for 2017 Indian Premier League for ₹10 lakh. Considering Chepauk wicket, Dubey could be an ideal replacement to Chahar as he can chip in with bat as well.
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12:34 IST, December 24th 2019