DTVHINDIIPL 2024: First hit by Punjab, now mountain of injuries broken, these CSK players including Chahar are out
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming revealed that he will be playing against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, May 1.While bowling, experienced fast bowler Deepak Chahar got injured and he does not look comfortable after the injury. After this injury, Chahar’s playing in the upcoming IPL matches has become doubtful. Batting first, CSK set a target of 163 runs for Punjab. In the second innings, Deepak Chahar came to bowl the first over. Right after bowling two balls, the 31-year-old had a conversation with his captain Rututaj Gaikwad and later walked off the field. Shardul Thakur was called to complete the remaining four balls of Deepak’s over. Stephen Fleming gave a big update regarding Deepak Chahar’s injury. right after the match CSK Head coach Stephen Fleming shared a big update regarding Deepak Chahar. Fleming said, “Deepak Chahar is not looking good. Initially he was not feeling well, we are waiting for more positive reports. Physio and doctor are watching him. CSK was defeated by Punjab Kings by 7 wickets in this match. This is Chennai’s fifth defeat in 10 matches. The team is at fourth position in the points table with 10 points. The coach further said, “Both the Sri Lankan bowlers have returned to Sri Lanka due to obtaining visas. We are hopeful that he will complete the work on time and return to the team for the next match. Richard Gleeson was very good and that’s a positive for us. It is unfortunate to lose Fiaz (Mustafizur).” In the end he also said, “Tushar is also gripped by fever. So we had to make some changes. I will say again this is part of it and we had to use our other resources. “They just haven’t had the game time to really get comfortable with their roles and we haven’t gotten to get comfortable with our game plan, so that’s why we’ve been struggling a little bit.”
