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India and Chennai Super Kings seamer Deepak Chahar recently recalled the time when MS Dhoni let him bat ahead of him. The right-arm bowler remembered scoring some runs in the team’s winning cause, thereby highlighting their depth.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned fixture was the one between the Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 edition of the tournament. Chasing a modest 154, the management promoted Chahar to No. 6. He blasted 39 off 20 deliveries, while Dhoni came in next as CSK won by five wickets.<\/p>\n

Speaking to ESPN Cricinfo, the 31-year-old said that such depth gives them balance and flexibility:<\/p>\n

“That was the only game where Mahi bhai [Dhoni] gave me batting before him and I scored some runs in that game. And we won that game. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“It has been good for the team because we haven’t needed my batting. Mahi bhai himself bats at No. 8 and I bat at No. 9 and you know that gives a lot of balance to the team and see the batters before us having this [depth].”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chahar<\/a> continued highlighting how CSK<\/a> used their batting depth in the second phase of IPL 2021 to score 156-8 despite being 24-4 in powerplay.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

“I can give you an example of one game. It was the first game in Dubai after Covid. The first game was against Mumbai [Indians]. We were 40 for 4 [24 for 4], I think, and from there we ended up scoring 160 runs. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Rutu [Ruturaj Gaikwad] and Jadeja were playing, and they started hitting from the 14th over. Other teams won’t do that because they don’t have that depth in their batting.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The aforementioned fixture saw Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/a> stay unbeaten on 88 and put on 81 off 64 deliveries with Ravindra Jadeja<\/a>. The Yellow Army eventually won by 20 runs.<\/p>\n\n

“This is the right time for me to increase my pace” – Deepak Chahar<\/h2>\n