IPL 2022 Auction: Deepak Chahar becomes CSK's most expensive buy
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction on Saturday saw Indian pacer Deepak Chahar be bought by Chennai Super Kings. The Men in Yellow spent Rs. 14 crore for the services of Chahar. Chahar was earlier released by Chennai Super Kings. Teams had an intense bidding war for the promising cricketer. He played a prominent role for CSK last season.
Chahar's IPL stats
Chahar made his IPL debut in 2016 for Rising Pune Supergiants against Delhi Daredevils. In 2021, he represented Chennai Super Kings. To date, he has played 63 matches and picked 59 wickets at an economy of 7.8. With a strike rate of 22.44, Chahar has a knack to pick wickets in the power-play overs. His career-best figures are 4/13.
Chahar has plenty of attributes
Notably, the right-arm pacer can swing the ball both ways and is a handy lower-order batsman. He has shown his batting skills in the recent ODIs for India. Chahar holds the record for the most dots in a single inning of an IPL match (20).
A look at notable facts
Deepak Chahar has become the most expensive buy for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 Auction. They have also picked top-order batter Robin Uthappa (Rs. 2 crore), star all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (Rs. 4.4 crore), and middle-order batter Ambati Rayudu (Rs. 6.75 crore) as of now. Interestingly, all four players played for the Yellow Army in the 2021 season.
