Indian pacer Deepak Chahar has his eyes on T20 World Cup 2024

Indian pacer Deepak Chahar who missed out on several matches is now fully fit and has his eyes set on the T20 World Cup 2024 which will be hosted by the United States and West IndiesChahar missed the South Africa tour in December 2023 and later also missed the Afghanistan series as his father suffered a brain stroke from which he has recovered nowFor me my father comes first I am here only because of him Whatever I have achieved is because of my father If I am not there for him in those situations then obviously what kind of son I am Chahar told PTI in an exclusive interviewAlso ReadIN PHOTOS Most wickets for Australia in Test cricketIf the series was in India then I would have surely tried to play You can come to the hospital if you need within 45 hours But obviously from South Africa it takes 23 days to come backIt was an easy decision to be with my father any son would do that he added Chahar said while he did not get a lot of time to train apart from doing fitnessrelated work he went to the NCA to work on his readiness as he eyes a spot in Indias T20 World Cup squadI was with my father in the hospital for 25 days He was not in Agra He was admitted in Aligarh We all had to stay there he saidI was only able to do some exercises I was not able to do any cricketing activities Thats why I was not ready for the Afghanistan series I had not practised for a month or soAfter that I went to the NCA I started my practice again and now I am fully fit Everything is good I trained really hard for the IPL and the World Cup he addedThe Indian speedster also mentioned that there is extra motivation for him to push for his selection as he missed the last two T20 World Cups due to injuriesI have missed two T20 World Cups because of my injuries If I was fully fit I would have been a part of the World Cup team as well In any scenario or in any team combination there is always a requirement for a bowler who can bat at No 7 8 9 I have done that and scored runs for the Indian team he saidAlso ReadIND vs ENG 1st Test India reach 953 at tea need 136 runs to winMahi bhai should play for another 23 yearsFor someone who shares a special bond with Mahendra Singh Dhoni Deepak Chahar said he credits the CSK captain for helping him with his career and giving it longevity but does not want the legends impending retirement to hit the side anytime soonIt took me 23 years to get comfortable around him Dhoni I see him as an elder brother and I think he treats me as a younger brother he saidWe have our fun moments During lockdown we played a lot of PUBG together We played a lot of games together We spent a lot of time together off the field Ive been lucky to learn so much from him Chahar saidI would say because of him only I got a chance to play for India because before that he gave me a really big chance to play all the 14 games in IPL In 2018 I played all the 14 gamesChahar said Dhoni who has been struggling with a knee injury for the last year or so should stop taking additional responsibility in the CSK setup at this stage of his career and must look to enjoy his gameI personally think he has a lot to give to cricket He can play for another 23 seasons I have seen him bat in the nets Obviously he had an injury that anyone can have people at 24 have that same injury that he hasHe has recovered well For me personally he should play for another 23 years But its his call He told everyone he is going to play his last game in Chennai I think he will only decide For us it will be very difficult to play for CSK without him Everyone has always seen CSK with Mahi bhai Chahar saidHe should not be taking it at this time because it is the end of his career He should be enjoying not taking responsibility and pressure for the team He has prepared so many cricketers like Ravindra Jadeja and other players those who can do that job they are good at it Chahar addedChahar also mentioned that players grow when the environment is good in the team quoting the similarity between the Ranji Trophywinning side RajasthanI have felt the same environment when I made my debut for Rajasthan We won two titles I still remember the atmosphere of the team was very different he saidYou need to create an environment Players are the same players dont change he saidWith PTI Inputs