India vs Sri Lanka: Deepak Chahar stole headlines in the aftermath of his epic 69* as he guided Team India to an unlikely win against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Chasing 277 to win, India were down and out at 193/7, but Chahar combined with vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar to guide his team to victory, to seal the series in their favour. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer’s heroics were hailed by his teammates and pundits alike, with former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad also joining in on the plaudits.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Ventakesh Prasad was amongst the many fans and pundits alike who showered their praises on Deepak Chahar following his heroics in Colombo. Prasad revealed that Chahar was asked to explore other career options by Greg Chappell during his stint with the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). The former Indian pacer used the story as a reminder for everyone to belive in themselves and suggested that a lot more faith should be put on Indian coaches and mentors.
Deepak Chahar Was rejected by Greg Chappell at RCA for his height and told to look at a different occupation.
And he single handedly won a match with not even his primary skills.
Moral of the story- Believe in yourself and don’t take overseas coaches too seriously. pic.twitter.com/cByzg9uorj— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) July 21, 2021
There are off-course exceptions but with such wonderful talent in India, it’s time that teams and franchisees consider having Indian coaches and mentors as
much as possible.— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) July 21, 2021
India vs Sri Lanka: Venkatesh Prasad in a series of tweets wrote, “Deepak Chahar Was rejected by Greg Chappell at RCA for his height and told to look at a different occupation. And he single handedly won a match with not even his primary skills. Moral of the story- Believe in yourself and don’t take overseas coaches too seriously. There are off-course exceptions but with such wonderful talent in India, it’s time that teams and franchisees consider having Indian coaches and mentors as much as possible.”
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India vs Sri Lanka: Deepak Chahar played a stellar 82-ball 69 not out, to guide India past the finish line. Chahar combined well with the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar as they piled on 84 runs for the 8th wicket, eventually clinching the win in the final over. Chahar had also picked up two wickets with the ball earlier in the day, and his score is the second-highest by a No.8 batsman for India in ODIs.
