Varun Chakaravarthy was spotted in the nets as the Indian team trained at the VCA Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of its series-opening ODI against England. Though not officially part of India’s ODI squad yet, Varun — fresh from a successful T20I series against England, where he claimed 14 wickets in five matches — had … Read more
Varun Chakaravarthy is a match-winner. The 33-year-old has won 10 of his 16 T20Is for India, playing a significant role in most of those victories. Eighteen of his 29 scalps have come in successful outings for the Men in Blue as his impeccable line and length, combined with the mystery element worked wonders. However, Varun … Read more
Tilak Varma climbed to second place while Varun Chakaravarthy made a massive leap of 25 places to break into the top five in the latest ICC men’s T20I rankings released on Wednesday. Tilak, who finds himself behind Travis Head in the batters’ list by a margin of 23 points, has a chance to leapfrog him … Read more
Mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has described the three-year gap from international cricket as “tough,” but credited the intense domestic grind and the role clarity provided by new head coach Gautam Gambhir for helping him to regain his lost form. The 33-year-old spinner recorded his career-best figures of 5 for 17 in Sunday’s second T20I against … Read more
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lavished praise on spinner Varun Chakravarthy for his magical figures of 5 for 17 during their three-wicket loss to South Africa in the second T20I here on Sunday. Chakaravarthy’s stunning spell reduced South Africa to 66 for 6 while chasing 125. However, Tristan Stubbs (47) and Gerald Coetzee (19) held their … Read more