New Delhi, Online Desk. Chennai Super Kings, who made a poor start to the 15th season of the Indian Premier League, have suffered a major setback. Star bowler Deepak Chahar, who was injured before the tournament, has been ruled out of the tournament. Recently, there were reports of his rehab in the NCA that he might make a comeback but now he will not be able to play any match this season after being injured again.

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On Friday, BCCI informed about Deepak’s exit from this season. Along with this, the team has also got the replacement of Rasikh Salman of Kolkata’s team. Harshit Rana has been included in the squad in place of Salman for the rest of this season. He had to pull out of the tournament after playing 2 matches due to a back injury. Harshit has been included in the Kolkata team at a base price of 20 lakhs only.

Deepak could not play a single match for Chennai this season

Deepak could not play a single match for Chennai in this season. Before the mega auction, he was released by the team of Chennai, but then he was associated with the team by bidding a high bid of 14 crores. Deepak suffered an injury during the T20I series played between India and West Indies in February.