Deepak Chahar scored 69 valuable runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Former India fast bowler and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has revealed through a tweet that Deepak Chahar was once rejected by coach Greg Chappell when the youngster was trying to join the Rajasthan Cricket Association, and hints Given that foreign coaches cannot be taken seriously.
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Former India fast bowler and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has revealed through a tweet that Deepak Chahar was once rejected by coach Greg Chappell when the youngster was trying to come to Rajasthan. Cricket association, and indicated that foreign coaches may not be taken seriously.
Prasad made these remarks when Chahar played the match of his life against Sri Lanka, where he not only took two wickets but scored an unbeaten 69 to give India a famous victory. He also shared an 84-run partnership with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which saw India in the second ODI.
“Deepak Chahar was rejected by Greg Chappell for his height at RCA and asked to look at a different business. And he didn’t win the match even with his primary skills single-handedly. Moral of the story – believe in yourself and don’t take foreign coaches too seriously,” Prasad tweeted.
Deepak Chahar was rejected by Greg Chappell for his height at RCA and asked to look at a different business. And he single-handedly won a match with his primary skill. Moral of the story- Believe in yourself and don’t take foreign coaches too seriously. pic.twitter.com/cByzg9uorj— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 21 July 2021
He further tweeted, “Off-courses are the exception but with such amazing talent in India, it is time that teams and franchises consider having as many Indian coaches and mentors as possible.”
Off-courses are the exception but with such amazing talent in India, it is time for teams and franchises to consider having as many Indian coaches and mentors as possible.- Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) 21 July 2021
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Former India opener Aakash Chopra also mentioned this incident in his show Akash Vani. “Chahar’s story is very exciting. When he was young, he practiced at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan, he met Greg Chappell, the director of the Rajasthan Cricket Academy at the time, who asked him to quit cricket. Chappell told him to quit cricket, not because he would not be selected in the academy, but because he told him that he himself would never become a cricketer.
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