No end to CSK's miseries? Deepak Chahar ruled out of IPL 2022 with another injury: Report

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have had nothing going for them in the IPL 2022 edition. While they are having issues in all departments, their bowling seems very weak compared to the other nine teams with no Deepak Chahar.

Chahar had suffereda quadriceps hamstring injury during the T20I series decider between India and West Indies, in February, and was confirmed to miss the starting phase of IPL 2022. While there were hopes pinned on Chahar's return to action by late April, it is being reported that another injury has severely dented the CSK all-rounder's chances of appearing in the 15th season. As per reports, the fast-bowling all-rounder has suffered a back injury during his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bengaluru and is set to miss the ongoing edition.

As per aPTIreport, the defending champions Chennai were hopeful of Chahar's return, however,another injury has further jolted the pacer's chances and there is "no chance of his availability" for the entirety of the tournament.

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CSK have a weak bowling line-up sans Chahar. Their pace options areTushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary,Dwaine Pretorius, Dwayne Bravo,Chris Jordan andMaheesh Theekshana. It will be interesting to see the Ravindra Jadeja-led Yellow Army are able to find a reliable pace bowling option or do they continue to go down in the IPL 15 season.

CSK face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday evening (April 12) at the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.