Kohli likens Chahar to Bhuvneshwar
Deepak Chahar’s new ball skills are comparable to that of an experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India captain Virat Kohli said after the rookie seamer’s match-winning opening spell against West Indies on Tuesday.
Playing only his second Twenty20 international, Chahar posted figures of 3-1-4-3 to leave West Indies reeling in the third and final match of the series in Guyana which India won by seven wickets to complete a 3-0 sweep.
Kumar, 29, is renowned for his ability to swing the new ball in both directions and has played 21 Tests, 111 one-dayers and 40 T20 matches for India.
“He was really lethal with the new ball,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation. “The way he swings it and the areas he bowls in, he puts the batsman in a lot of trouble.
“With the new ball, his skills are right up there (with Kumar’s), swinging it both ways and getting a lot with the new ball in any conditions, and that has been his USP in the IPL as well.”
Chahar’s strikes reduced the hosts to 14-3 inside the first four overs and West Indies could never recover sufficiently and managed 146-6 in their 20 overs.
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