Deepak Chahar to miss majority of IPL 2022: Details here
What's the story
Indian pacer Deepak Chahar is set to miss the majority of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 due to a "quadricep tear". Chennai Super Kings, who enter the tournament as the defending champions, will miss their premier pacer. The Yellow Army picked Chahar for Rs. 14 crore at the IPL 2022 Auction. Chahar suffered the injury in the third T20I against West Indies last month.
Context
Why does this story matter?
Chahar has been the mainstay fast bowler for CSK since the 2018 edition. Skipper MS Dhoni banks on him in powerplay overs. His absence now hands a massive blow to the Yellow Army. It is understood that Chahar's quadricep tear, which he suffered during the 3rd T20I against WI, will take several weeks to heal. The right-arm seamer could now miss the entire tournament.
Information
CSK await a final assessment
It has been learned that the Super Kings are waiting for a final assessment from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Notably, Chahar is undergoing his rehabilitation at the academy. It remains to be seen if he can recover in time.
Auction
CSK bought Chahar for Rs. 14 crore
CSK did not retain Chahar ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. However, they re-acquired his services for a mammoth Rs. 14 crore at the auction, making him the second-most expensive buy. Notably, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals were also in the race to pick Chahar. It was the first time CSK spent over Rs. 10 crore at an IPL auction.
Career
A look at Chahar's IPL career
Chahar started his IPL journey with Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. They had bought the Indian seamer for his base price of Rs. 10 lakh. He moved to CSK in 2018 (Rs. 80 lakh). As of now, Chahar has taken 59 wickets from 63 IPL games at an average of 29.19. He has taken a total of 42 wickets in the powerplay for CSK.
Squad
Complete squad of CSK (IPL 2022):
Complete squad of CSK (IPL 2022): MS Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayadu, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar (injured), KM Asif, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitch Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Varma.
Buys
Key buys of CSK during the auction
Besides signing Chahar, the Super Kings spent Rs. 4.40 crore and Rs. 6.76 crore to acquire the services of Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu, respectively. They bought back Robin Uthappa for the base price of Rs. 2 crore. They roped in Tushar Deshpande and KM Asif for Rs. 20 lakh each. CSK also signed Shivam Dube for Rs. 4 crore.