During the 3rd T20I of the four-match series against South Africa, India's leg spinner Varun Varun Chakravarthy registered his name in the record books as he became the player to take the most wickets in a single bilateral series for the nation in the shortest format of the game.
Varun Chakaravarthy, after being dropped from the Indian cricket team, went back to the basics and made significant changes to his bowling technique. Reflecting on his learnings from his first stint with the team, Chakaravarthy shared the details of his journey.
Chakravarthy's game-changing spell went in vain as Proteas recovered from a batting collapse and were rescued on time by Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee, who guided the hosts to a three-wicket win during a run-chase of 125 runs.
An explosive partnership between Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee helped SA escape the assault from Indian spinners, guiding Proteas to a series-levelling three-wicket win over India in the second T20I at Gqeberha on Sunday.
Following India's 61-run win over South Africa in the 1st T20I, former cricketer Mark Boucher reflected on Men in Blue spinner Varun Chakravarthy's performance in the game and said that he bowled briskly.
Samson lit the Kingsmead on fire with a fusillade of boundaries during his swift 107-run knock. His aggression made South African bowlers grind hard to put a halt to India's free-flowing runs.
Sanju Samson's fireworks and Varun Chakaravarthy's spin left South Africa in crumbles and India elated with a 61-run victory in the opening T20I at Kingsmead on Friday.
KKR announced on Thursday that they have retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday announced that they have retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
"The thought process is very important, which is missing in Pakistani cricket. India rested Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal but nobody rests in our team. So, please learn something from India," Basit Ali said on his YouTube channel.