The Indian team is gearing up for their match against Pakistan on the 28th in UAE. The teams will fight to win the coveted Asia Cup. With Jasprit Bumrah missing out, the Indian squad is going strong on spinners for the tournament. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, and Arshdeep Singh are assisting the team as the pace options. While Deepak Chahar has gone to UAE as their standby player.
Chahar made his comeback in the game just this month against Zimbabwe. Coming from a long injury-caused break, he performed exceptionally well against the team in Harare. And now former Indian bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji has come up with words of appreciation for Deepak Chahar.
Deepak Chahar's excellent comeback. 3 wickets for him. pic.twitter.com/o5e1RZeNdW
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Balaji is the bowling coach of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings. And Deepak Chahar is also part of the same team. However, he missed the last season due to his back injury. About his injury and performance, Lakshmipathy Balaji said, “Chahar has improved a lot. Unfortunately, the injury forced him out for six months. He is a hardworking cricketer.”
“I would say he has to wait for his opportunities as the other guys have earned their spots. He is a tough cricketer and always works on what is within his control, not worrying about selections. The fast bowling department is phenomenally good and there is a lot of competition,” he added.
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Balaji noted that Chahar needs to play continuously to regain his form as the skills are right there. “Right from the first ball, he has control. You can see the late swing through the air with the new ball. He needs to play matches continuously. He is looking very fit now. With the skill sets that he has, he needs to play regularly. Who can forget his hat-trick and six wickets against Bangladesh?”
He further added, “In the UAE, where the new ball skills are needed to make early inroads into the opposition batting, what you want is wickets upfront with the new ball. If Chahar gives you those early wickets, you have to look at him as a first-choice. But, there are a lot of bowlers and there is a lot of competition. You want wicket-taking bowlers with the new ball. If Bumrah and Shami are not available, Chahar is the one who provides that.”
