IPL 2022 Auction: After 13 Crores I Was Thinking The Bidding Should Stop So I Can Go To CSK And CSK Can Go For Other Players: Deepak Chahar

Indian bowler Deepak Chahar mentioned his nerve-wracking moment while his auction for IPL 2022 was being held on Saturday.

Chahar joined CSK in 2018 after playing for Rising Pune Super Giant for the first two seasons in his IPL career.

Chahar has played 58 IPL matches for the MS Dhoni-led side in four seasons and picked as 58 wickets at an economy rate of 7.70.

Chahar has been Dhoni’s crucial bowler in the PowerPlay overs and makes the best use of his ability to swing the ball.

IPL 2022 Auction: CSK bought Deepak Chahar for 14 crores

The 29-year-old saw a myriad bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

CSK entered the bidding contest, when the player had breached the 10 crore-mark. CSK forced Capitals to pull back when they raised the price tag to 13 crores but Rajasthan Royals challenged them until the bid went up to 14 crore.

Deepak Chahar tells he felt bidding should stop at 13 crores for him and want CSK to spend more on other players.. CSK is not just another team.. Its an emotion ? pic.twitter.com/xU3d6ELzuD

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I wanted to play for CSK because I haven’t imagined myself playing in other colours: Deepak Chahar

Chahar, who was travelling with Indian team during his auction, said that he was keen in returning back to CSK and wasn’t ready for his bid to go above 13 crore.

“We were travelling from Ahmedabad to Kolkata and we were in the bus, so we were watching the auction on the phone. The whole team was watching it. Everyone was curious to know about the bidding reach,” Chahar told Star Sports.

“So when I reached till 14 (crore bid), then I was thinking I should not go more than this. Because now if CSK pulls out then I will be really sad.

“I wanted to play for CSK because I haven’t imagined myself playing in other colours (teams) rather than yellow. At one point, I was thinking it was too much. After 13 I was thinking the bidding should stop so I can go to CSK and we can go for other players,” he added.

CSK also purchased the likes of Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo and KM Asif.

CSK had retained MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali during the IPL 2022 retention window.

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