Tushar Deshpande (left) will replace Chetan Sakariya in the West Zone team. (FILE)
Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande will replace Chetan Sakariya in the West Zone team for the ongoing Duleep Trophy. West Zone will take Central Zone on July 5 at Alur Cricket Stadium in Bangalore.
Left-arm seamer Chetan Sakariya has been ruled due to injury.
Tushar Deshpande has an excellent IPL season as he ended up being Chennai Super Kings highest wicket-taker with 21 wickets. The right-arm seamer was also the first Impact Sub being used in the IPL.
Deshpande, who has been a consistent performer for Mumbai in the domestic cricket lacked rhythm in his first IPL match against Gujarat Titans and bowled no-balls and wides, conceding 29 runs in his first two overs.
However as the tournament progressed, he became a completely different bowler.
He credited his success to CSK skipper MS Dhoni.
“Once I didn’t bowl well, he said not to worry. Don’t get bog down and just follow the process. Once during presentation he had said that the new impact rule, 200 plus score is the new normal. His mind is clear when he speaks. He gave the surety which is what (young) players want,” Deshpande has told this newspaper.
“His (MS Dhoni) plans are very clear ke yeh yeh karna hai and then one has to execute. He will give freedom as well and when needed he will put a word. He told me that I have everything to play at the top, just be calm, take a deep breath. Keeping mind- shaant is the key (keep the mind calm), Deshpande added.
The 28-year-old has bagged 80 wickets in 29 first-class match.
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