Right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar admitted he would miss MS Dhoni after being bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) at the IPL 2025 auction. In response to a question from former CSK teammate Suresh Raina, Chahar said, “Who won’t miss him?”
Chahar, released by Chennai Super Kings before the auction, was acquired by MI for ₹9.25 crore at the mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. During a live interaction on JioCinema, Raina playfully posed the question to the pacer. He said:
“Dhoni bhai ko miss toh karoge (will you miss Dhoni)?”
“Unko kaun nahi miss karega (who won’t miss him),” the 32-year-old replied on obvious lines.
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Chahar, who entered the IPL 2025 auction with a base price of ₹2 crore, emphasized that his bowling would be more effective on Mumbai’s pacer-friendly pitches compared to Chepauk, which favors spinners.
“Ever ytime I talk to (cousin) Rahul (Chahar), I say you are playing for the team (MI) I should be playing and I am playing for the team (CSK) you should be playing, skill-wise.”
”Because in Chennai, there is help for the spinners and in Mumbai for fast bowlers. He couldn’t come to Chennai, but I am going to Mumbai. So I will get that advantage,” Chahar commented.
The right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar was picked by Mumbai Indians, while his cousin Rahul, a leg-spinner, was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹3.20 crore.
Deepak Chahar’s IPL Record for CSK
Chahar ranks fifth among Chennai Super Kings’ leading wicket-takers. Representing the team from 2018 to 2024, he played 76 matches, taking 76 wickets at an average of 27.71 and an economy rate of 7.91, with a best of 4-13.
In the 2019 IPL season, he took 22 wickets in 17 matches, averaging 21.90 with an economy rate of 7.47. Chahar contributed to CSK’s three IPL title wins in 2018, 2021, and 2023. Overall, he has 77 wickets in 81 IPL matches, averaging 28.84 at an economy rate of 7.98.
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