December 26 onwards, India’s tour of RSA is set begin. It is planned to consist of three tests followed by as many ODIs. That being said, Indians are preparing for what approaches them on Boxing Day’s.
Rohit Sharma is missing the tests due to hamstring niggle and KL Rahul has been appointed Kohli’s deputy for the tour. Priyank Panchal comes in as a like-for-like for Rohit Sharma.
Deepak Chahar outsmarts Indian batsmen
The Indian team has already arrived in RSA and they’ve been shedding some sweat in practice sessions. This alertness is very much needed as pitches in the hosting nation often assist bowlers. Especially the fast ones. That’s a total contrast to India’s home conditions.
In a latest video shared by Deepak Chahar on his Instagram- He can be seen bowling against Panchal and Saha. Deepak has generated most of his fame via his out and out swing bowling for CSK.
In the video shared by him, the 29 y/o can be seen floating the ball like magic. Every ball in the video swings- Some into the batsmen and others away from them. His fifth delivery- an out-swinger- beats veteran keeper Saha’s outside edge. Then in the following deliveries, he traps Priyank Panchal LBW. Twice in a row. Shared on December 22- the clip is captioned, “Red Ball is fun.”
Red ball is fun ☺️ #TeamIndia #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/eRkF0PupYk
— Deepak chahar ?? (@deepak_chahar9) December 22, 2021
Fans were left drooling over his rare ability to swing the ball both ways and didn’t shy away from heaping praise on Deepak.
“Deepak is India’s best swing bowler after Bhuvi.. and i’m sure he will give best performance when play test cricket,” a fan tweeted as he compared “Swing King” Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Chahar.
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It is to be noted that alongside Deepak Chahar- Navdeep Saini, Saurab Kumar and Nagwasalla are also a part of India’s standby list for RSA test tour. Here’s hoping that they will do well once an opportunity comes knocking at their doorstep.