Chahar asserted that the franchises in the auction will value his services more, considering the number of runs scored in the powerplay last season. He has proven his worth consistently in that phase of the game in the past.

“I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back. I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the Powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game,” Chahar told the Times of India.

‘CSK will bid for me again’: Chahar

CSK didn’t have too many surprises except giving the same retention amount – ₹18 crore to both skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and veteran Ravindra Jadeja. MS Dhoni, for whom uncapped player rule was created, was retained for ₹4 crore. While Shivam Dube ( ₹12 crore) and Matheesha Pathirana ( ₹13 crore) were the other two retentions for them.

The 32-year-old said he would want Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals to bid for him.

“I think they will bid for me again. I would like to don the yellow jersey again and if not that, then I would want Rajasthan Royals to bid for me,” he added.