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Deepak Chahar might feature in Asia Cup 2022 if he played well against Zimbabwe: Reports

Deepak Chahar has been practising ahead of the Zimbabwe tour. He was ruled out of the Indian T20 League due to injury and was in a brief halt. The pacer was recalled for the ODI series against Zimbabwe and has been named as the stand-by player for the Asia Cup 2022.

A member of the selection committee has revealed to IndieSport that Deepak Chahar might be included in the Asia Cup squad. He further added that it will depend on the 30-year-old’s performance at Harare. Having impressed with his bowling skills while playing for the Chennai team, Chahar earned his international call-up in 2018.

The Uttar Pradesh-based bowler has been out of action since February 20. And he might feature in the first ODI against Zimbabwe starting on August 18. “Obviously, you can’t straight away select him for the Asia Cup when he is making his return from injury. We have an option to change a player before the tournament. Deepak will have his chance in Zimbabwe. If he does well and gets his rhythm back, we will give it a thought,” a member of the selection committee said.

And it is all up to the bowler now to execute his best. If everything goes well, Deepak Chahar might make it into the Asia Cup squad in 2022. And from thereon, he might as well be a part of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 squad.

KL Rahul makes a return

KL Rahul was roped into the Asia Cup squad right away. The Karnataka-based batter has been in the rehabilitation of late. He was supposed to be a part of the Zimbabwe series until post-Covid complications delayed his return.

However, the fans’ wait will come to an end this Asia Cup 2022. KL Rahul is a front-runner to open along with skipper Rohit Sharma in the upcoming event to be held in the UAE. The batter earlier said that he would make a strong comeback. And it will be worth the wait if he can emulate his prime form.