3 CSK pace bowlers who couldn't perform well in Indian colours

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series against England due to a fractured left thumb, having picked up the injury during India's first T20I fixture against Ireland on June 27. This will be a major blow to India's chances in the T20I series against England, as the English batsmen have been in sizzling form against Australia. Moreover, Bumrah is India's most trusted wicket-taking bowler at different phases of the game and would have been the biggest weapon against the formidable England batting line-up.

Young uncapped pacer Deepak Chahar will replace him. The Rajasthan pacer had an impressive IPL season for title winners Chennai Super Kings as he was instrumental in their success by delivering early wickets with the new ball. His ability to move the ball around might have tilted the scales in his favour. Chahar is currently with the India A squad in England, playing the 50-over tri-series also featuring England Lions and West Indies A. After three games in the series, Chahar was the leading wicket-taker, picking up seven wickets at 12.71 and an economy rate of 4.04.

Chahar joins a long list of Chennai Super Kings pacers to have impressed in the yellow jersey and to have earned a national call-up. A few of them like Mohit Sharma and Ashish Nehra carried on that form to the Indian team, while a few of them struggled. In this article, we take a look at 3 CSK fast-bowlers who unfortunately couldn't make it big for India.

#3 Ishwar Pandey

It's a little unfair to put him in this list as he never made his debut for India in any format of the game. However, Ishwar Pandey earned a call-up to the Indian squad on the back of impressive showings for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2014 but failed to make it into the playing eleven despite being around the team for a long time. This came at a time when India were struggling to discover quality pace-bowlers and his inability to get into the team even then would have been a major let-down.

Pandey never really set the IPL on fire and that's probably why he never got his debut. After touring with the squad for a long time, Pandey fell away as he failed to make the grade in the following IPLs and domestic seasons. This saw him fall out of favor with the Indian selectors and he sadly never got a call-up to the team since.

#2 Manpreet Gony

Manpreet Singh Gony was one of the finds of the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League in 2008. The fast-bowler ended the season with 17 wickets in just 16 games and he was one of the reasons behind Chennai's success. The Punjab pacer ran in briskly and bowled at good pace. He was effective at the start as he picked up wickets with the new ball and he also returned at the death to keep the runs down.

Only three bowlers took more wickets than Gony did in that season. He ended the season as CSK's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, which earned him his maiden national call-up a month later for the 2008 Asia Cup.

Unfortunately, Gony couldn’t replicate his IPL performances for the national team. He finished wicketless in his debut against minnows Hong Kong. Gony got his second cap against Bangladesh, and he ended as the most expensive bowler on the night as he conceded 65 runs in just 8 overs. His poor showings saw him dropped from the national team and he is yet to don the blue jersey after that match.

His performances in the following seasons of the IPL and for Punjab in domestic cricket weren't even close to that of his debut IPL performance and he gradually faded away from the limelight.

#1 Sudeep Tyagi

Sudeep Tyagi was a part of Chennai Super Kings for the inaugural IPL season in 2008, but had to give it a miss due to a stress fracture. However, in the next season, he was right on the money from the start of the competition.

Tyagi had already made his debut for the India A side by then on the back of sensational performances in domestic cricket, but it was his lethal delivery to AB de Villiers which uprooted his stumps in the 2009 season that brought the player international fame. His ability to keep things tight throughout his four overs meant he was a good seaming option for India. His natural ability to swing the ball both ways put him ahead of his other competitors.

Sudeep made his debut against Sri Lanka in India in the infamous ODI that got suspended in Delhi due to a bad pitch. After that he had a forgettable T20I debut against Sri Lanka in December 2009, which turned out to be the only match he played in the format. He went on to play four ODIs for India. He played in the final game of the ODI series against South Africa and was taken to the cleaners by Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers.

Unfortunately, that was the end of the story for him and his lack of pace put him out of favour soon after. He hasn't played for India since February 2010.