India is currently on the tour of the West Indies for the white-ball series. They have already won the ODI series 3-0 earlier. Now the five-match T20I series is underway. The visitors are leading the series 2-1. The remaining two matches will take place on Saturday and Sunday. However, with almost all the senior players coming back to the side for the T20I series after taking a break from the ODIs.
But the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been given an extended break. On the other hand, India’s pacer, Deepak Chahar, who has been out of the action for almost four months, made a shocking revelation on Friday. The pacer has not been part of the Indian setup since February due to an injury. He sustained a hamstring injury during a home series against the West Indies.
That is why he missed the entire season of the Indian Premier League. Apart form IPL, he didn’t play in the home series against South Africa and England tour as well. However, now Chahar has revealed that he could have played against West Indies, but he didn’t want to take any kind of risk again.
In an interaction with News24, the pacer said that he had a chance to make a comeback 2-3 weeks back. But because he had a history of injuries, he didn’t take any chances. He also stated that an injury allows you to go back to your basics. That it always gives you more time to work.
Chahar said, “If I wanted, I could have made a comeback 2-3 weeks ago only. I could have played the T20 series against West Indies. But then, my thought process was that whenever you play, you give your 110 percent. Don’t even play at 99 percent. I believe I should be able to perform better than the time before I got injured.”
Moreover, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has selected him for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe later this month. There are a few speculations as well that the Indian board is looking to give him the chance for the upcoming Asia Cup. However, he will make his comeback on August 18 against Zimbabe after a gap of almost 5-6 months.
