For somebody who shares a particular bond with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Deepak Chahar stated he credit the CSK captain for harnessing his profession and giving it longevity, however doesn’t need the legend’s impending retirement to hit the facet anytime quickly. “It took me 2-3 years to get comfortable around him (Dhoni). I see him as an elder brother and I think he treats me as a younger brother,” Chahar informed PTI in an unique interview.

“We have our fun moments. During lockdown, we played a lot of PUBG together. We played a lot of games together. We spent a lot of time together off the field. I’ve been lucky to learn so much from him,” Chahar stated.

“I would say because of him only I got a chance to play for India because before that, he gave me a really big chance to play all the 14 games in IPL. In 2018, I played all the 14 games.” Chahar stated Dhoni, who has been scuffling with a knee harm for the final one 12 months or so, ought to cease taking extra duty within the CSK set-up at this stage of his profession and should look to take pleasure in his sport.

“I personally think he has a lot to give to cricket. He can play for another 2-3 seasons. I have seen him bat in the nets. Obviously, he had an injury that anyone can have, people at 24 have that same injury that he has.

“He has recovered nicely. For me personally, he ought to play for one more 2-3 years. (But) it is his name. He informed everybody he’s going to play his final sport in Chennai. I feel he’ll solely determine. For us, it is going to be very tough to play for CSK with out him. Everyone has (all the time) seen CSK with Mahi bhai,” Chahar said. “He shouldn’t be taking it presently as a result of it’s the finish of his profession. He needs to be having fun with not taking duty and stress for the workforce. He has ready so many cricketers like Ravindra Jadeja and different gamers, those that can do this job, they’re good at it,” Chahar added.

Chahar said players thrive when the environment is good in the team, citing similarity between Ranji Trophy-winning side Rajasthan in 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.

“I’ve felt the identical atmosphere once I made my debut for Rajasthan. We received two titles. I nonetheless keep in mind the environment of the workforce was very totally different,” he said.

“You have to create an atmosphere. Players are the identical, gamers do not change,” he stated.

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