CSK pacer Deepak Chahar to miss half of IPL due to injury

Deepak Chahar

CSK's pacer Deepak Chahar is set to miss first half of the upcoming IPL due to a right quadriceps injury which he sustained during the third and final T20 match against West Indies in Kolkata.

According to BCCI sources, Chahar, 29, is likely to be out for eight weeks. "Chahar is out for at least eight weeks, which means he will miss half of IPL 2022," the BCCI source said.

The IPL starts on March 26 and CSK is still waiting for a final report from the NCA in Bangalore where the pacer is recuperating. Chahar was bought by CSK for Rs 14 crore.

He had sustained a right quadriceps injury while playing in the final T20 against the WI on February 20 and was ruled out of the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka.

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