The player whom Dhoni made the best bowler of the power play, the player whom Dhoni did not hesitate to scold even in the middle of the field. The player who was Dhoni's favorite has now become separated from him. We are talking about Deepak Chahar, who was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 auction. There was a fierce battle between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings to buy Deepak Chahar but in the end Mumbai bought this player.

Fight between Mumbai and Chennai over Deepak Chahar

The base price of Deepak Chahar was Rs 2 crore and as soon as his name came, the first bid was made by Mumbai Indians. After this, Punjab Kings expressed their desire to buy him. There was a fight between the two teams till Rs 7 crore 75 lakh and then Chennai Super Kings made Rs 8 crore. Entered by bidding Rs. Even after this, Mumbai did not stop and made Deepak Chahar its own for Rs 9 crore, 25 lakh.

Deepak Chahar will play for @mipaltan

He's SOLD for INR 9.25 Crore #TATAIPLAuction , #TATAIPL

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 25, 2024

Deepak Chahar's IPL record

Deepak Chahar is known for his swing bowling. Getting wickets in the powerplay is his biggest strength. Chahar has taken 77 wickets in 81 IPL matches so far. The economy rate of this player is also 7.98 runs per over. Mumbai Indians knows the strength of Deepak Chahar, that is why they have taken such a big bet on this player. With the arrival of Deepak Chahar, Mumbai's bowling unit has become stronger. Mumbai already has Jasprit Bumrah. Along with this, captain Hardik Pandya also bowls well. Apart from them, now Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar have also come in the team. Karan Sharma and Allah Ghazanfar have come into the team in the spin department. The bowling of Mumbai team is looking very strong.