Vijay Hazare Trophy | Perfect time for me to focus on batting, says Deepak Chahar
Right arm pacer Deepak Chahar, after being a regular in the Indian Premier League, has made a name for himslef in the international now. The 27-year-old from Agra is now determined to broaden his horizons and look beyond his bowling and work on his batting in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.
As disciplined as his bowling is, Deepak Chahar is a level-headed cricketer who knows that to sustain his place in the national side he needs to improve his game and work harder. Having been selected in India's last two T20I series he has a good chance to feature in the upcoming T20 World Cup next year, in Australia. The pacer has said that he is living his "dream".
"It[playing for India] is a dream come true. I have been working hard for 15 years. Had I made my debut immediately after my first season of first-class cricket maybe it would have not been that special. But after struggling for years and performing and then playing makes you happy," Chahar told Sportstar.
With the home series against Bangladesh being a month away, Chahar-who is playing for Rajasthan- is determined to improve his game not only as a bowler but he is trying to evolve as a batsman and according to him this the best time to achieve that. "There is one more month to go before the T20I series against Bangladesh (Nov 3). I have worked hard on my batting and have to prove myself as a batsman.
"When you play for India A or the country, you don't get a lot of chances. So this is the place where I can show what I can do with my bat. I obviously want to win matches with my bowling, but if I score some runs it is an extra edge"
To him, performing in every match is crucial since there is a lot of competition around the corner. Hence, flying to Australia for WT20 2020 and being consistent is the key according to the paceman. "One year is a big target. You can't focus on that but you just keep it in the back of your mind. Getting into the Indian team and making a permanent place is a difficult job," said Chahar.
"You have to perform in every match. I take every match as my last match because I know if I don’t do well in two or three matches, there are bowlers coming along," Chahar concluded.
