Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar (Image Credit: Twitter)

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has said that the right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar is unfortunate to miss out on Team India’s main squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022.

The Asia Cup 2022, which is the 15th edition of the tournament, is scheduled to be played from August 27 to September 11. The entire tournament is set to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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India have already announced their squad for the tournament and only three pacers – Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Avesh Khan– have been included in the Rohit Sharma-led squad. Also, pacer Deepak Chahar has been included in the reserves along with Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel.

Rajkumar Sharma. Photo- ANI
Rajkumar Sharma. Photo- ANI

During a discussion on India News Sports, Sharma said that it is a huge coincidence that the same India stand-by players were also part of the reserves during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. He added that Chahar is a proven bowler and he could have played a key role for India in the tournament. He elaborated:

“It is a huge coincidence that it is the same three players. I would say Deepak Chahar, who has given fantastic performances in T20 cricket always, is slightly unfortunate.

“You can agree about Axar Patel that Ravindra Jadeja is there, so he has to wait. But Deepak Chahar could have probably got a place in this team and he could have played a very important role. He is a proven bowler, everyone knows he has the ability to swing the ball.”

If Bhuvi bowls from one end and Deepak Chahar from the other, they can make inroads into any good batting lineup – Rajkumar Sharma

Asia Cup 2022: Deepak Chahar Could Have Probably Got A Place In The Team – Virat Kohli's Childhood Coach Rajkumar Sharma
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Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar further said that the duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar could have formed a potent attack and they could have picked early wickets for Team India in the marquee tournament. He asserted:

“So if Bhuvi bowls from one end and Deepak Chahar from the other, they can make inroads into any good batting lineup, they can give you early wickets. So he was one bowler who could have suited this moment but unfortunately, he was not picked.”

He further said that Team India heading into the tournament with just 3 pacers in the main squad is a concern and Mohammed Shami or Chahar should have been included in the lineup. He stated:

“It is a big concern that India is going with just three fast bowlers and in that also, two fast bowlers have not played a lot of international cricket.

Deepak Chahar
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“They have definitely shown promise, I have no doubt about their ability, but in such an important tournament, probably India needed a little more experience and it would have been better for the Indian team if either Shami or Chahar had been there.”

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