“Will be supporting all the way”: Imran Tahir extends support to CSK ahead of IPL 2022 opener vs KKR

Former Chennai Super Kings spinner Imran Tahir has extended his support to his former side ahead of the IPL 2022 opener.

Imran Tahir is a T20 veteran bowler, and he is still going strong at the age of 42 years, he will be 43 this year. Tahir recently played his stint with Multan Sultans in the PSL. He has been a regular part of the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, but he did not play much in the last couple of seasons.

Tahir went unsold in the recent IPL 2022 auctions. Apart from Tahir, leg-spinners like Adam Zampa, Ish Sodhi, and Adil Rashid also went unsold. This proves that there are a lot of homegrown spinners in India. However, Wanindu Hasaranga, who has the ability to bat in the lower-order fetched an incredible sum.

Imran Tahir’s performance in the T20 leagues around the world has been excellent. He scalped 16 wickets at an economy of 6.47 for the Multan Sultans. He also played his stint in the Hundred last year, whereas he was brilliant in the T10 league as well.

Imran Tahir extends support to CSK

Imran Tahir has extended his support to his former side Chennai Super Kings ahead of their first IPL 2022 game. He has also wished the new captain Ravindra Jadeja for this first game.

“Wishing Chennai Super Kings all the very best. Good luck to the new captain Jadeja. Will be supporting all the way #WhistlePodu,” Imran Tahir tweeted.

In IPL, Tahir has scalped 82 wickets in 59 games at an economy of 7.76. IPL 2019 was the best for Tahir, where he scalped 26 wickets at an economy of 6.69. Overall, Tahir has scalped 451 T20 wickets in his career.

Imran Tahir retired from ODI cricket in 2019, but he is still available for the T20Is. In a recent interview, Tahir said that he wants to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. He believes that he has been performing well in the leagues throughout.