According to a report in the Times of India, Deepak Chahar would be available to join his squad Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mid-season. Earlier the report of him missing the entire IPL 2022 had emerged due to surgery to treat a quadricep tear that he had incurred.
However, as per the recent developments, the Chennai-based franchise would not miss their star player acquired for a massive INR 14 crore entirely. The report suggests that the surgery would not be required, which means Chahar would be available from mid-April.
At present, the India pacer is at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for his eight-week long rehab. After MRI scans were conducted, Chahar was advised to go for surgery but the pacer decided against doing so. He should be available for the Chennai Super Kings camp in the next couple of weeks in Surat. There is obviously no plan to rush with him, the franchise is monitoring his development at every step.
The 29-year old, who is aiming to cement a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad scheduled for this year in Australia, would have also lowered his chance of getting selected for the same in case he missed the entire IPL.
Meanwhile, CSK have also roped in Irish pacer Josh Little as a net bowler. Cricket Ireland took to Twitter to reveal the same.
"Congrats to Josh Little who is heading off on a development opportunity with the Chennai Super Kings in the early stages of the upcoming IPL. The experience as a net bowler for CSK should be fantastic."
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League kicks on March 26, 2022, with the defending champions taking on Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders.