Deepak Chahar Likely To Be Out Of Action For Three Months - Reports

India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Deepak Chahar is expected to be out of action for three months after suffering a back injury while rehabbing at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), which has already ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2022).

Chahar was bought by the CSK for INR 14 crores in the IPL 2022 mega auction. However, the pacer suffered a quad tear while playing for the Indian team against the West Indies in the T20I series and was ruled out for the subsequent Sri Lanka limited overs series as well.

He was sent to the NCA for rehabbing, where it was reported that the Rajasthan pacer suffered a back injury as well prolonging his return to the game. His last competitive game was on February 20 this year.

Deepak Chahar Suffers Injury To His L5 In The Back- Reports

Sources at the Chennai Super Kings and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have revealed to Cricbuzz that the 29-year-old pacer is out for 12 weeks and it will be quite a progress if he actually makes it to the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.

This comes from a letter written to the BCCI and the CSK managements by the physios of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where the player was undergoing rehab. The physios revealed that Chahar suffered an L5 injury in his back and it will take a lot of time for recovery. In fact, the Rajasthan cricketer will have to rest for six weeks before restarting his rehab.

“After a hamstring injury (sustained during a T20 game at the Eden in Kolkata against West Indies), he had been undergoing rehab at the NCA hoping to join his IPL franchise in the second half. But he developed back pain while bowling and tests have revealed that he has L5 issue in his lower back,” said a CSK source.

Deepak Chahar has 42 wickets (average 28.85, economy rate 7.61) in the powerplay overs since IPL 2018.

CSK Opts Not To Sought A Replacement For Deepak Chahar As Of Now

Deepak Chahar’s absence will have a telling blow on CSK’s chances who have won one game and lost four in the ongoing IPL 2022 so far under the captaincy of Ravindra Jadeja. Meanwhile, it has been reported that CSK has not sought a replacement for Chahar as of now, but is considered a coupe of bowlers.

Cricbuzz reported that CSK looked at the options of Ishant Sharma and Dhawal Kulkarni. However, their numbers do not even come near Chahar’s.

“We have left it to the team management and they have not come back to us so far. We do not find an Indian bowler of Deepak’s caliber,” franchise CEO Kasi Viswanathan said to Cricbuzz.

Furthermore, BCCI also revealed that Chahar will not lose out on his IPL 2022 revenue thanks to insurance.

“The BCCI has insured IPL contracts of all the players and it has also been paying the premium. Deepak will recover most if not entire Rs 14 crore from insurance,” the official said.

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