XtraTime Web Desk: Great news for all Chennai Super Kings fans ahead of IPL 2020 as their star pacer will start training from Friday and if everything goes right he would definitely play the first game against Mumbai Indians on September 19.
Chahar joined the squad in the practice ground on Thursday where he talked about how difficult it was for him to stay away from the team during his quarantine period.” It was pretty difficult, I was watching the team’s practice session on Instagram and it was a sad moment for me. But I kept on doing my fitness training during my quarantine period so that I can be fully fit when I comeback. I bowled a bit as well on Thursday and I felt I am in my perfect shape and hopefully in upcoming three or four days time I will be in my full flow,” said Chahar on CSK’s Instagram handle.
Earlier while talking to ANI, CSK CEO Viswanathan has confirmed that Chahar has got an all-clear not just from the CSK side but also from the BCCI medical team and is ready to hit the ground running.
“Deepak has all the necessary clearance from the CSK and BCCI side and will start training from today (Friday),” he said.
Asked about reports that CSK could be going in for another foreign player in Dawid Malan, the CEO answered in the negative.
“This is news to me as well because our quota of foreign players is already full. So I don’t know how we can have another foreigner in the squad,” he explained.
Asked if there was any injury issue with any other foreign player that led to the rumours, he said there isn’t any.
CSK was the last team to begin training as the side finally returned to the field last week after their third round of coronavirus tests. The team had a dodgy start to their campaign in the UAE as some members of the camp tested positive for Covid-19 and the entire contingent had to stay in quarantine for longer than expected.
The 13th edition of the league will be played from September 19 to November 10, across three venues in the UAE — Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai.
With inputs from ANI