In the absence of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, the three-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings are a bit drained on their team. In such a scenario, the role of existing players becomes even more important for the team. From the moment CSK landed in the United Arab Emirates, it landed in hot waters.
In addition to Raina and Harbhajan withdrawing from IPL 2020 for personal reasons, 13 members of the CSK team, including two players, tested positive for Covid-19 and, although 11 of them have recovered, one of the players, Ruturaj Gaikwad , he will undergo new Covid-19 tests and may miss the first two games of the team’s season.
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Which brings us to the other player, Deepak Chahar, the IPL find in 2018, which led to his debut in India. Although Chahar has resumed training, Ajit Agarkar, the former Indian rapid, is rightly concerned about the physical form of the fast pitcher, given the time he has had to prepare. The former all-rounder from India acknowledges that since MS Dhoni relies heavily on him, Chahar’s role and fitness become even more important.
“As far as Chahar is concerned, I know Dhoni relies a lot on him to start the new ball or throw it in front, but when you haven’t played cricket for as long as all these players have, he also had this extra . quarantine because it turns positive may take less time to prepare, “Ajit Agarkar said on the latest episode of Star Sports’ Cricket Connected chat show.
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“But hopefully the fitness levels are there, it’s about getting the skills right and getting your legs into some kind of bowling while playing a few games, he’ll probably be ready.”
Chahar became Dhoni’s man of reference during the 2018 IPL. The CSK captain used all four of Chahar’s overs early in innings, such was the fast pitcher’s precision with line and length. In December of last year, Chahar aggravated a back injury, a stress fracture and was ruled out until April this year, so Agarkar seems to be more concerned about his physical condition.
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