SL vs IND: Deepak Chahar talks about MS Dhoni's hand in his match-winning show against Sri Lanka
Cricket | July 22, 2021 15:18 ISTChahar scripted India's come from behind win on Tuesday with an unbeaten 69 at number eight.
Chahar scripted India's come from behind win on Tuesday with an unbeaten 69 at number eight.
The 28-year-old Chahar played a match-winning knock in the series-clinching second ODI win against Sri Lanka.
On Tuesday, Dravid promoted Chahar and sent him ahead of the more experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Chasing 276 to win, India was teetering at 193 for 7 but Chahar and Bhuvneshwar helped India record a memorable win with five balls to spare.
The BCCI posted a video featuring captain Virat Kohli and the members of the Indian Test squad, as they cheered for and celebrated the ODI side's win over Sri Lanka in the second game.
Chahar scored an unbeaten 69 to guide India to a three-wicket victory in the second ODI in Colombo.
India's limited-overs team, which won the first ODI against Sri Lanka here on Sunday comprehensively by seven wickets, will look to seal the three-game series in the second ODI here on Tuesday. While Shikhar Dhawan, who is leading the Indian team for the first time, was the star of the first match with an unbeaten 86 that took the team to victory, India had plenty of other positives from the match.
After Suryakumar Yadav's 44-ball 53, Deepak Chahar remained not out on 69 off 82 balls while Krunal Pandya chipped with 35.
The Shikhar Dhawan-led 20-member Indian squad is in the island nation to play three ODIs and an equal number of T20Is beginning July 21.
Dhoni managed only 37 runs in seven matches while CSK were dominant and placed second on the points table when the season was indefinitely suspended due to Corona pandemic.
Deepak Chahar has been one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni's captaincy over the years.
Having bowled well for Chennai Super Kings in the recently-suspended IPL edition, Chahar is 'confident' of putting up a good show in Sri Lanka.
After SunRisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals veteran tweaker Amit Mishra joined the growing list of COVID-19 infected players, the BCCI decided to 'indefinitely suspend' the lucrative T20 league.
The IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
Manjrekar lauded Chahar's ability to generate swing early in the game and also added that the bowler is among the "top-5 or top-6" pacers in India.
Chahar registered 4/13 in his four overs as the Chennai bowling unit restricted PBKS to 106/8 in 20 overs, a poor score on a Wankhede pitch.
Led by Chahar, Chennai's bowling unit restricted Punjab Kings to a below-par 106 for eight in Mumbai.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni ensured that Chahar was bowled through in one spell.
Chahar made the ball talk early on. He bowled Mayank Agarwal with a ball that moved away a bit and hit the stumps.
Deepak Chahar has talked about playing under MS Dhoni at the Chennai Super Kings.
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