Sunil Gavaskar a former batter, praised Tushar Deshpande of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who has taken 14 wickets in 8 games.
According to Sunil Gavaskar, Tushar Deshpande is up to the task of bowling in the final over.
The player with the second-most wickets in the IPL 2023 is Tushar Deshpande. In eight games, Deshpande has taken 14 wickets.
In 15 IPL games since 2020, Deshpande has taken 18 wickets.
By India Today Sports Desk: Tushar Deshpande, a player for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, has met Sunil Gavaskar’s expectations, according to Gavaskar.
Tushar Deshpande is the cricketer in the IPL 2023 who has taken the second-most wickets.
In the current T20 league, Deshpande shares the top wicket-taker honours. Siraj has taken 14 wickets at an economy rate of 10.90, joining Rashid Khan of the Gujarat Titans, Mohammed Siraj of Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Arshdeep Singh of the Punjab Kings.
Deshpande, 27, is a player who, according to Gavaskar, doesn’t get discouraged after taking six strikes. Tushar Deshpande has proven he is up to the task of bowling for CSK under pressure and in life-or-death situations.
He consistently takes down opponents when his team needs them, and despite being hit six times, he has never once looked down. On Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar was quoted as saying, “His body language looks good this year”.
Deshpande has at least one wicket in every game except the one against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
On April 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, he recorded his best stats of 3/45 against Faf du Plessis’ RCB. Deshpande has taken 18 wickets across 15 IPL games. He made his debut back in 2020 while he was a member of the Delhi Capitals (DC).
Following a 32-run victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the Super Kings ascended to the top of the standings. However, their loss to Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) dropped them to fourth place in the standings.
On Sunday, April 30 at Chepauk, CSK will play its following game against Shikhar Dhawan’s PBKS.