Way to go Chahar. Let he keep his head. Then the selectors, I hope shouldn't take ages to get him into Indian team(read Abhay kuruvilla, he got his chance only when he moved to mumbai ranji team and already well past prime). Its always short of good bowlers..at least 2 fast bowlers short.

Lets hope this is converted into a International star

Thanks Akash for providing us an insight into this new bowler's style...I hope that he can repeat this level of performance against stronger batting sides like Mumbai and Karnataka....that will be a true test.....In any case, 8 for 10 are great figures vs anyone

Interesting Trivia: Hyderabad also has the Ranji's highest innings total - 940+ runs in 1993/94 against AP.

I saw it on the news channels. Boy!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, this guy can swing the ball a LONG WAY!! I have to admit that I have not witnessed anyone swinging the ball like he does. If I was the selector, I would play this guy in the world cup and surprise every opposition batsmen and get them out cheaply, and the then finally win the world cup :).......

I saw it on the news channels. Boy!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing, this guy can swing the ball a LONG WAY!! I have to admit that I have not witnessed anyone swinging the ball like he does. If I was the selector, I would play this guy in the world cup and surprise every opposition batsmen and get them out cheaply, and the then finally win the world cup :).......

I would request all pundits... let this chap grow and mature. We don't want to see another Irfan or Inhant... who has a brillant start and thn fall apart

good to see young kids come up

It would be great he can continue this performance. We definitely deserve a world class fast bowler.

Hey Akash,

I do not think it is a compliment to compare some upcoming exciting bowler to someone like Prabhakar. Prabhakar and Praveen are very average bowlers and their averages reflect it. Look at Prabhakar's bowling average in Tests. Praveen has an even worse average in ODIs than Prabhakar. I hope that this youngster becomes somewhat better than both of them. We need someone at least of the calibre of Srinath and Zaheer.

ok that's good news to go with breakfast to-day... most important quality is having the head in the right place like ST, RD and VVS. Will keep an eye on this kid. Meanwhile, all the best to him.

Great article AAkash,

Very well written with useful insight into domestic cricket, a perspective we don't get often enough. Now we shall wait till desperate Paki fans start badgering you with inane comments like how can you talk about this without mentioning x, y and z.

i fully agree with akash this kid will do wonders and i hope, it is too early but i have very strong belief that he is the future kapil dev for which country is striving for the last two decades.akash, i donit agree with you that he is not rapid at age of 18 years he is 130-135km/hr and will definately improve in next 2-3 years by 5-10km/hr.he is a future star fans watch out.

Good start for the lad. But please, please do not typecast him as "just" a swing bowler so early in his career. As captain I'm sure you'd want him to develop into someone who can swing the ball at a bit of pace and know what to do when the ball stops swinging.

WOW fantastic indian team need This VERY FAST aggresive killer bowler

Good news for Indians. Hope so, he would not go another Irfan who perhaps got 9 of pakis when played for

He has only made his debut. Let him mature. Let him grow. Groom him, train him, work on his weaknesses, enhance his strengths and then throw him onto a higher plane - when he is ready.

One performnce is not enough, for him, to earn a slot for the world cup.

good news for Rajasthan Cricket. For years together we were waiting for a match winning bowler. I am sure he is future Kapil and Raj Cricket will now go up.

once in a blue moon this kind of performance we can expect from anybody and especially from debudants. But Aakash, after reading your observations and comments that is clear that the young guy is capable of doing so and deserve it......... Great going india. This kind of young talents should get more chances is all formats of domestic games before stepping into final 14..

alok, i am not an nationa/int. cricketer but i tell you , i have faced 4-5 overs of deepak in practice in agra, he is not bit ,he is too fast and as you have seen on tv clippings ,his both ways swing is vicious and pl. don`t compare him with irfan or manoj or praveen.he is far -far better than above bowlers.deepak well done, hope to see you in india cap very soon.

hi akash thx for the feed back about deepak chahar we desperately need a quickie inthe injury prone indian pace attack all the news papers carry headlines of chahar performance advice him not to set his sight only on ipl to earn quick bugs and instant which wont stay longer let him learn the attributes of sachin sehwag rahul zaheer to atleast play for adecade from now may god be with chahar in the form good guides for bright indian cricket. narayan chennai

hey akash..exciting to see a fast bowler in india making news..lets not compare him with anyone..at least not with prabhakar..hope that he make name of his own

Hi Akash, very quick article on the new kid on the block. Lets hope he maintains his fitness. Was he intimidating the batsmen with swing only or was there speed as well ? By your estimate, how much was he clocking on the speedo ?

Narendra Hirwani took 16 international wickets on his debut but could not take not even take 100 wickets in his career. A.Mithun leading wicket taker of last year Ranji season could not find a place in the Indian after one series. In fact in the SL series he was treated as a batsman than a bowler. With one performance we cannot come to a conclusion.

Hi Akash,

Thanks a ton for that usefull insight about Deepak Chahar. Wondered though, if it would be too early to start comparisons or call him an India prospect after just one innings, especially since speed is not his forte. Wondered if things would be different had there been a partnership till lunch i.e., after the pitch dried out. Will need to check his performance in the second innings. But hey, keep up the good work and keep posting us about any new kids on the block, especially some budding FAST bowlers. Cheers n all d best for the rest of the season!!!

Hey Aakash,
Excellent article and really upto speed aswell, thanks.I followed it on cricinfo and I'm really happy to read that it wasn't necessarily the pitch that aided this young man.
Wish him luck and someone 5000 miles will be following him closely.
Catch up soon. Robin

Hi akash i m agree he is young talented but its too early to say he is good bowler let him play more cric than compare . . . .

Unbelievable Man ! I just watched his video on youtube. Goodness me, He swings the ball a L-O-N-G way that too both the ways. His inswingers are unplayable. Speed looked decent, may be between 136 and 140kmph. Only 18 yr old kid, still a long way to go. Just imagine how dangerous he will be on FAST and BOUNCY tracks of Eng, Aus and SA.

watched his video in youtube he is far superior than prabhakar i think he is more like wasim akram , watch the in-swinger to hyd vice captain, art of cricket. best of luck

This bodes very well for Indian cricket. For a young bowler to possess this sort of ability is rare. I say why not use him as a wildcard even in the series against NZ. He could form a great new ball swing bowling partnership with Zaheer. In defense of Manoj Prabhakar, I agree that his stats are not that impresssive, but he did have reasonable skills as a swing bowler and on his day could bamboozle the best eg. I remember an ODI in Karachi had to abandoned after Prabhakar ran through a strong Pakistan line up with a superb exhibition of swing bowling. His lack of pace is what brought his effectiveness down. Hopefully Chahar could be pacier.

Shivlal yadav had spoiled the Hyderabad cricket by playing dirty policitcs. His brother is Coach , His son is captain. His nephew is Coach for Under 19.

Long live and hats off to this mallu ( Basically he is from Kerala) who destroy Hyderabad cricket

8 for 10. in any test against any side. perfect beauty this time!!! i hope he sustain his performance and be a key bowler of squad. keep going Chahar. good luck deepak-good luck INDIA

Hi Aakash with a performance like that . Hope we all will see him in IPL-4.

This boy's debut was quite breathtaking. At 18 it is understandable that his pace is just around 128kmph considering that he is not built big. What is important in his case and will perhaps be all his career is the natural swing he generates. It is quite likely that as he grows more experienced he will develop reverse swing as well. But then when one gets typecast,the desire to become pacier diminishes. Possibly Irfan Pathan suffered in trying to increase his pace. I hope this lad remains his hardworking self. The other side of this is that both Pravin Kumar and Manoj Prabhakar are strong headed charecters who believed that they were good enough as they were. They may have been able to bowl faster had they tried. I feel Chahar will go up to the fast medium pace considering how hard working he is.Let us hope he lives up to these expectations.

hey akash,

Its a good narration of his talent...hope he stays long in Indian cricket....A Dream start for any Cricketer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think waiting for him to mature would be foolish, we need to bring him when he has the goods. Fast Bowlers dont last for long.
Also after seeing his swing on TV Clips, I haven't seen anyone in India do that before with that consistency. God the inswinger is a real Banana Swing reminded me of Micheal Holding and Waqar.
When we can try Teenagers as Batsmen I think we should also start trying out bowlers. Comparing him with Irfan and others is being too foolish. Give a chance and then decide. Instead of wasting time.

Its really good to see a young indian lad firing in but you cant pick nyone just bcoz of one ranji trophy game ..it depends on selectors if they wish to test him in the ongoing series or not ...lets keep our fingers crossed for this indin pacer ..n let him explore the sphere of cricket .

what still makes me a little scared is that he is not express - the greatest fast bowler ever - Wasim Akram according to me - could swing it at real pace - that's wat made him deadly - Irfan promised to be India's Wasim - but alas - you never know when the hand loses the swing and the pace - and the player his place!

I really wish he would handed carefully while being exposed to international games. Having enough maturity, strength and skills before debuting international game could taking him to long with. Exposing too early might dent his confidence and ability to improvise on his skills.

well done deepak.......carry on.... the main thing is consistency.....all d best for ur bright future.....i hope will see you in indian team very soon