In a significant development, Mumbai Indians players Deepak Chahar and Tilak Varma were caught in discomfort ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 eliminator against Gujarat Titans. Having finished fourth in the league stage, Mumbai Indians will play third-placed Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator on Friday at Mullanpur.
In a video that is going viral on social media, both Chahar and Varma were seen entering at an airport. While Varma was caught limping and had a knee-cap, Chahar too had a heavy taping around his thigh.
For the unversed, Chahar injured his hamstring suffered in the first over of their match against Punjab Kings. Although the right-arm pacer continued his spell, but at the same time struggled with his line and length. Varma, too injured his knee while fielding in the same match.
How have Tilak Varma, Deepak Chahar fared?
Chahar has played a crucial part in Mumbai Indians pace attack along with Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. The Rajasthan pacer picked up 11 wickets from 14 games for Mumbai Indians. As far as Varma is concerned, the left-hander so far accumulated 274 runs in 11 matches, including two fifties.
Led by Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians had a slow start to their campaign with five losses in their first six games. However, they won seven of their last wight games to sneak into the playoffs. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will not get the services of Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks in the IPL 2025 playoffs as the duo departed for their respective national duties.
England’s Jonny Bairstow is poised for a Mumbai Indians debut in IPL. The five-time champions have also roped in Sri Lankan Charith Asalanka for the playoffs.
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