A street-smart T20 bowler who could make the ball discuss together with his classical swing, Deepak Chahar might be donning the Mumbai Indians (MI) jersey within the subsequent Indian Premier League (IPL) season, after the franchise purchased him for Rs 9.25 crore on the IPL mega public sale in Jeddah on Monday. Deepak will, thus, now not be a part of MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and mentioned that he’ll miss the icon’s firm.
MI outbid Punjab Kings, who withdrew simply earlier than the bid crossed the Rs eight crore mark, and CSK to get the swing bowler of their ranks on the second day of the public sale.
Deepak’s base value was Rs 2 crore.
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In an interplay throughout the public sale’s stay broadcast with Suresh Raina, his former teammate at CSK, Deepak mentioned that his expertise might be helpful on the pacer-friendly Mumbai pitches, as in comparison with Chennai the place spinners get extra help.
“Everytime I discuss to (cousin) Rahul (Chahar), I say you might be enjoying for the group (MI) I must be enjoying and I’m enjoying for the group (CSK) you need to be enjoying, skill-wise. As a result of in Chennai, there’s assist for the spinners and in Mumbai for quick bowlers. He could not come to Chennai, however I’m going to Mumbai. So I’ll get that benefit,” mentioned Deepak.
Rahul, in the meantime, has moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who purchased the leg-spinner for Rs 3.20 crore.
Additional throughout their stay interplay, Raina requested Deepak on a lighter observe: “Dhoni bhai ko miss toh karoge (will you miss Dhoni)?”
Deepak’s reply was apparent. “Unko kaun nahi miss karega (who will not miss him),” the right-arm pacer mentioned.
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Deepak made his IPL debut in 2016 for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants and was purchased by CSK earlier than the 2018 version of the IPL and stayed with them till this public sale.
His greatest efficiency in an IPL season got here in 2019 when he picked up 22 wickets in 17 video games.
He has been a part of CSK’s three title-winning campaigns — 2018, 2021 and 2023.
