After year of two 'big' injuries, Deepak Chahar says he is fully fit and preparing for IPL

After struggling with two big injuries last year India pacer Deepak Chahar says he is fully fit and set to make his comeback with the Indian Premier League beginning March 31The 30yearold injuryprone fast bowler had a tough time recovering from a stress fracture and more recently a quad grade 3 tear He last played for India in the second ODI in Bangladesh where he broke down after bowling three oversIn the whole of 2022 Chahar could only feature in 15 games for India and was also ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to injuryHaving done an extensive rehab at the National Cricket Academy Chahar is preparing for the IPL where he will represent the Chennai Super KingsI working hard for the past two three months on my fitness I am fully fit and preparing well for the IPL Chahar told PTII had two big injures One was stress fracture and one was quad grade 3 tear They are both are very big injuries You are out for months Anyone who comes back after the injury it takes time especially for the fast bowlersIf I was a batter I would be playing way back long but as a fast bowler when you have a stress fracture it is very tough to get back on track You can see other bowlers struggling with the back as wellAlso Read IPL 2023 to begin from March 31 Gujarat TitansChennai Super Kings to lock horns in tournament openerThe Rajasthan pacer made a return to competitive cricket with a firstclass game against Services last month but that was his only appearance in Ranji TrophyMultiple injuries have pushed him down in the pecking order but he hopes to be part of the Indian team for the ODI World Cup at home later this yearI have lived by one rule all my life If I am fully bowling the way I want if I am batting the way I want there is no stopping me That was the basic rule with which I started my careerI dont care who is playing who is not playing my motive is to get fully fit and perform with the ball and bat 100 per cent If I do that I will get my chances said Chahar who has also proved his value with the bat in his international career that began in 2018Since making his India debut in July 2018 he has managed to play in 13 ODIs and 24 T20sThe mens IPL will be preceded by the inaugural Womens Premier League and Chahar could not be more excited for his female counterpartsIPL changed mens cricket forever people got a lot of opportunities Same thing will happen with Womens Premier League Womens cricket will grow very fast as they will face international players very early in their careers It will also help a lot of women cricketers who have not been able to make money and will fuel competition said ChaharThe interaction was arranged by Formula E following the inaugural race in Hyderabad on February 11 Chahar was among the cricketers who attended the race alongside Sachin Tendulkar Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra ChahalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever