India pacer Deepak Chahar is hopeful that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will target him in the IPL 2025 mega auction, even though they didn’t retain him for the upcoming season. Chahar, who has been with CSK since 2018, featured in eight matches last season, claiming five wickets before a groin injury ended his campaign prematurely.
He also highlighted that CSK had not retained him before the previous mega auction but later acquired him for a significant ₹14 crore ahead of the 2022 season. In an interview with *The Times of India*, the 32-year-old shared:
“I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back.”
”I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the Powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game.”
The pacer expressed his desire to don the yellow jersey once more and mentioned that, if not CSK, he hopes Rajasthan Royals (RR) will place a bid for him.
“I think they will bid for me again. I would like to don the yellow jersey again and if not that, then I would want Rajasthan Royals to bid for me,” Deepak Chahar added.
The five-time champions kept five players: Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 crore), Shivam Dube (₹12 crore), and MS Dhoni (₹4 crore).
Deepak Chahar has featured in 81 IPL matches
Deepak Chahar made his IPL debut in 2016, playing for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants. Over two seasons, he appeared in five matches and took just one wicket. In 2018, he joined Chennai Super Kings and has since become an integral part of the team.
To date, Chahar has played in 81 IPL matches, picking up 77 wickets. He has been a part of three IPL title-winning campaigns with CSK, contributing to their victories in 2018, 2021, and 2023.
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