New Delhi: The first match of the 15th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders today at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Good news has come for CSK as their injured star pacer Deepak Chahar has started practicing in the nets.
Chahar won't be able to play a few initial matches for CSK in this year's IPL. Chennai Super Kings had acquired Chahar in the IPL 2022 mega auction for jaw-dropping INR 14 crores, but before the start of the T20 league, unfortunately, he got injured. He then started his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore.
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Deepak Chahar has played a key role in the success of the Chennai Super Kings over the years. Ahead of the IPL 2022 season opener between CSK and KKR, Chahar posted two videos of him practicing via an Instagram story in which he can be seen bowling and batting.
The fast bowler was injured during the third and final T20I between India and West Indies in Kolkata, last month. There was a strain in his thigh muscles.
In his international career, Chahar has played seven ODIs and T20 matches in which he has taken 10 and 26 wickets respectively. He has taken 59 wickets in 63 IPL matches