IPL 2021 suspended: ‘No protocol was breached, but I don’t know what went wrong,’ says Deepak Chahar
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Deepak Chahar
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) speedster Deepak Chahar asserted that none of the members of their squad has breached the COVID-19 protocols. He stated this after CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan, bowling coach L Balaji, batting coach Michael Hussey and a bus cleaner tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Chahar mentioned that despite several cases in their contingent, other team members didn’t panic and handled the situation calmly. He added that protocols become difficult to abide by when you travel from one city to another.
“Once some reports came positive, the team management told us to isolate. We had tests every day and the reports came negative, so that was a big relief. But none of the players panicked and everyone handled it well. No protocol was breached. But obviously, I don’t know what went wrong,” Chahar told Sportstar.
“It is really difficult to say because all the players followed the bubble strictly. When you create a bubble from one city to another, it may be a difficult task. But I am not in a position to say, what exactly happened,” Chahar added.
‘Playing for the public was our motivation’: Chahar
Deepak Chahar revealed that the players were glad to entertain the people with their game in these tough times. He mentioned that playing for the public was their biggest ‘motivation’ this season.
“It was challenging, but it was also important to have the IPL in these times. There was so much gloom, but at least we could entertain them for a few hours. We were playing for the public and that was the motivation,” said Chahar.
The 28-year old emerged as one of the top performers for his franchise in IPL 2021. He claimed eight wickets in seven matches at an impressive average of 24.12.
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