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Follow UsIndian pacer Deepak Chahar said felt that his price tag of Rs 14 crore was too much for Chennai Super Kings to spend as he wished for the bidding to stop after the price went past Rs 13 crore. Chahar, who joined the franchise in 2018 after two years with Rising Pune Supergiants, said that he knew the defending champions would retain for IPL 2022.
"I wanted to play for CSK because I haven't imagined myself playing in other colour than yellow," Chahar told Star Sports.
Chahar has played 58 matches for the CSK so far and claimed 59 wickets at an average of 29.2.
"At one point, I thought it (the bid price) was too much. As a CSK player, I also want to build a good team. So after they spent 13 crore, I actually wanted the bidding to stop so I can go to CSK quickly and then we can buy some other players (with the money saved)," he added.
Chahar said that he hadn't spoke to skipper MS Dhoni or the CSK management, but a conversation with team owner N. Srinivasan had convinced him that he would be retained by the franchise.
"In 2018, I had met Srinivasan sir, and he has said, 'you will play in yellow always'. So I took his word that day and since then I have never spoken about retention. I knew CSK would bid (for me)," the pacer said.
India were traveling for the T20I series against West Indies, when the auction was underway as Chahar explained the situation within the team.
"We (India's T20I squad) were travelling from Ahmedabad to Kolkata, and the whole team was watching the auction. Everyone was saying kitna ho gaya (what's the bid price?) and all that," he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
