Born August 7, 1992, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 18 years 86 days
Major teams Rajasthan
Also known as Deepak Chahar
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
The clips one saw of Deepak Lokendersingh Chahar were at a diffrent frames per second than the regular 30fps, so it looked like an old Films Division documentary – jerky. Hence it was difficult to make out at what pace he was bowling.
Going by comparison with Pankaj Singh’s clips, it appears Chahar was at the same pace or sometimes lesser.
For a moment let us forget issues of Hyderabad’s talent and ability – they certainly have enough of it worth more than 21 runs collectively – and let us ignore the possibility of the violent Telangana separatist movement triggered off in Andhra by motivated politicians being reflected in team morale (when you are playing for a team, you bloody well ply for it), and focus only n the great display of swing bowling by Chahar.
The 18 year old is tall and broad shouldered – like Pankaj Singh is. Has a comfortable run up and an easy action. Chahar’s pace, as pointed out earlier, was difficult to judge, but was matching Singh’s. Also, like Singh, he too uprooted the stumps and sent them on a stroll coupe of occasons.
What was striking was his aility to move the ball both ways…in the air…and not just off the pitch. The ball was wobbling today at Jaipur and dancing to Chahar’s tune. Contrastingly, Pankaj Singh’s deliveries did not have as much swing in the air.
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