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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Deepak Chahar tried to ‘Mankad’ Gujarat Titans (GT) all-rounder Vijay Shankar in their IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. It was all in good humour, though Chahar didn’t go through with the dismissal and just warned Shankar.
The incident happened in the 13th over of the GT chase when Chahar cost Shubman Gill the crucial wicket. Shankar and new batsman Rahul Tewatia were in the middle when the former attempted to leave his crease early.
Shankar was seen making an early exit at the non-striker’s end when Chahar stopped his bowling stride and tried to extract the bails. CSK all-rounder Chahar, however, did not go through with the dismissal and only gave a ‘friendly’ warning to Shankar. Skipper MS Dhoni had a big smile on his face and nodded at Chahar’s decision.
Watch Deepak Chahar’s attempt to ‘Mankad’ Vijay Shankar here…
Dhoni smiles when Chahar tries to mankad Vijay Shankar!#IPL2023 #GTvCSK pic.twitter.com/agDGGExFXi— CricXtasy (@CricXtasy) May 23, 2023
This is not the first time that Chahar has tried to impose ‘Mankad’ on the batsman. During a T20 match against South Africa in Indore last year, Chahar had threatened to ‘Mankad’ Tristan Stubbs, but he did not do so. He had earlier tried to do the same during a match in Zimbabwe.
Deepak Chahar almost did Deepti Sharma_ #INDvsSA #deepak chahar #mankad #tristanstubbs #Ashwin pic.twitter.com/v27IPo3Qbn
— Nirmal Jyoti (@majornirmal) October 4, 2022
Meanwhile, Chahar emerged as the pick of the CSK bowlers, claiming 2/29 as GT were bundled out for 157, losing to CSK by 15 runs. He said, ‘We bowled length. When you are getting support from the pitch, you can keep it basic. And when it comes to semi-finals, it’s always about handling the pressure. Chasing 172 in a semi-final with the crowd against you is high pressure,” Chahar said at the post-match presentation.
When asked about the belief in the CSK team under MS Dhoni, Chahar said, “We have faith. We’ve done it many times. That’s the advantage of being in the senior team. They know how to control their nerves. Crucial 10 runs or one over counts in the semi-finals.”
