XtraTime Web Desk: After India’s convincing win over South Africa in the second T20I at Mohali on Wednesday, young pacer Deepak Chahar revealed that he always finds it easy to bowl during the death overs.
“I find it easy to bowl death overs because in the
Powerplay you only get two fielders outside the circle. However, after the
Powerplay, you get five fielders outside,” India pacer Chahar said during
a post-match press conference.
India secured a seven-wicket victory over South
Africa in the second T20I at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. The first
T20I was abandoned due to rain. With this victory, India took a 1-0 lead in the
three-match series.
Chahar bowled four overs in the match and took
two wickets while conceding 22 runs.
The Chennai Super Kings player said that his
stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has helped him get better.
“Whenever you do good in a match, you get
confidence. And the confidence I got from IPL, it benefited me,” said
Chahar.
On being asked about T20 World Cup next year,
Chahar said, “It is still one year for the World Cup and I do not think
far too ahead. I take every match as my last match. At this time, Indian
cricket is at the top and if you want to find a spot, you will have to do very
good and that too, in every match, because there is a lot of competition.”
Skipper Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 72 runs, facing just 52 balls, as India chased down South Africa’s 149/5 with an over to spare. En route his knock, Kohli surpassed Rohit Sharma to become the highest T20I run-getter. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was the other notable scorer with 40 off 31 balls.
Calling his skipper the “next level player”, Chahar said, “I don’t know how Virat bhaiya (brother) manages to score these many runs and that too with such consistency. He is a next-level player.”
The third T20I between India and South Africa
will be played on September 22 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.