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Former selector Devang Gandhi has shared that India pacer Deepak Chahar should be the first-choice for India in the shortest format, at least before someone like Shardul Thakur. While Chahar is currently in Sri Lanka for the ongoing limited-overs series, Shardul is with Indiau2019s Test team in England for the upcoming five-match test series against the host as well.<br>However, Deepak Chahar has been in the news ever since he showed his all-round abilities in the second ODI against Sri Lanka and helped his side register a convincing win with the bat (69* off 82 balls) in a nail-biting match as well.
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Devang Gandhi wants Deepak Chahar in T20s before Shardul Thakur Former selector Devang Gandhi has shared that India pacer Deepak Chahar should be the first-choice for India in the shortest format, at least before someone like Shardul Thakur. While Chahar is currently in Sri Lanka for the ongoing limited-overs series, Shardul is with India’s Test team in England for the upcoming five-match test series against the host as well. Image Source by Twitter However, Deepak Chahar has been in the news ever since he showed his all-round abilities in the second ODI against Sri Lanka and helped his side register a convincing win with the bat (69* off 82 balls) in a nail-biting match as well. Despite that, Devang Gandhi wants Deepak Chahar to continue focussing on his primary work - bowling only.
In an interaction with The Telegraph, Gandhi stated: “Death bowling has been his concern, but he’s looking to address it. Focus should be on the primary skill, which is Deepak’s bowling. Now if he can keep batting well, it will of course be a boost to India’s lower order. However, in T20Is, Deepak will be my first choice, especially when compared to someone like Shardul Thakur, because he can swing the ball.” Image Source by Twitter
However, Deepak Chahar didn’t panick when India were 193-7 while chasing 276 and he kept his cool. Alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he took the team to the finish line and before that, he also picked up two wickets. Meanwhile, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who was Deepak Chahar’s first captain at first-class level, shared that he wasn’t surprised seeing his batting skill as Chahar always took his batting very seriously. He explained: “He used to bowl so well throughout that nobody really paid much attention to his batting. I’m not surprised because right from the beginning, I’ve seen him bat well and with seriousness. His ability was always there, but he used his mind very well in Tuesday’s game, which was very important, and played a mature innings.” Follow Cricadium Stats, Latest Cricket News, Live Cricket Score, Fantasy Tips and Today Match Prediction Stay updated Indian cricket team with all the cricketing roster, records, history & action. Stay updated with all the cricketing action, follow Cricadium onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram