“Reached Hospital On Time, Else It Could…”: Deepak Chahar On Father’s Medical Emergency | Cricket News

India pacer Deepak Chahar missed the fifth and remaining T20I in opposition to Australia regardless of solely returning to motion within the 4th T20I of the identical collection. India’s interim skipper Suryakumar Yadav revealed a ‘medical emergency’ to be the rationale behind Chahar’s Eleventh-hour pull out from the collection. Though Chahar has been named for India’s T20I project in opposition to South Africa, it is not but recognized whether or not he’ll have the ability to be a part of his teammates within the Rainbow Nation. Opening up on the scenario, Chahar revealed that his father has been admitted to the hospital however he is not ready to depart him and fly to South Africa but.

“We got him to the hospital on time. Else, it could have been dangerous. His condition is better at the moment. People were asking, why I didn’t play the final T20I against Australia. For me, my father is very important. He made me the player I am. I cannot leave him in this condition and couldn’t go anywhere,” Chahar instructed Sports Tak when requested about his absence from the fifth T20I.

“That’s why I am staying with my father and once he is out of danger, I will start my journey to South Africa. I have talked to Rahul (Dravid) sir and the selectors. Right now, my father’s condition is better,” the seamer revealed.

With Chahar’s participation unclear, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hasn’t but named his alternative for the T20I collection in opposition to the Proteas. Chahar has been a high-quality performer for India at any time when he has been referred to as upon however has struggled with accidents on many events.

He could be eager to get a constant run within the crew and have in subsequent 12 months’s T20 World Cup squad.

India’s T20 squad vs South Africa:Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar