IPL 2021, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma Most Fashionable Players In CSK Says Deepak Chahar

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pace bowler Deepak Chahar said on Wednesday that he is not the one who would want to make too much fuss about clothes and would prefer wearing something that looks good on hi

Asked how he got his nickname 'Cherry', the CSK bowler said: "There is a story behind this. When I made my first-class debut, I was only 17-and-a-half and all the others in the team were very senior to me…so when you cheer a bowler, you generally take his name. In my case, it was either Deepak or Chahar, which took very long to pronounce… like shabash (congratulations) Chahar or shabash (Deepak).

"One of our wicket-keepers, Rohit Jalani, started calling me 'Cherry' as it was easy to pronounce. Since that day, I suppose in 2009, the nickname has stuck," added Chahar.

Chahar said his best childhood memory was the day "I decided to play cricket". Deepak's cousin Rahul played a key role in Mumbai Indians defending a small total against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday.