Varun Chakravarthy has been in red-hot form since making his comeback to Team India in T20Is, and his exceptional performances have opened the doors for his ODI debut.
Varun Chakravarthy was spotted training with Team India in Nagpur ahead of the three-match ODI series against England National Cricket Team, which sparked the speculations of his ODI call-up.
"The Men’s Selection Committee has added Varun Chakravarthy to India’s squad for the upcoming 3-match ODI series against England," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in an official media release on Tuesday, February 4.
Varun Chakravarthy won the Player of the Series award vs ENG
Chakravarthy looked a class apart in the recently concluded five-match T20I series against England. He turned into a nightmare for the English batters and bagged 14 wickets in 5 matches, at an average of 9.85, an economy of 7.66, and a strike rate of 7.7.
Overall, Varun Chakravarthy has played 18 T20I matches and has bagged 33 wickets at an exceptional average of 14.57, an economy of 7.02, and a strike rate of 12.4 with the best bowling figures of 5/17.
Washington Sundar/ Kuldeep Yadav's spot in danger
According to a PTI report, there is a chance that Chakravarthy might replace one of the four specialist spinners - Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav - in India's Champions Trophy squad.
"As of now, the team management wanted Varun to bowl in ODI squad nets ahead of the England series. Varun doesn't play red-ball cricket," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
When the BCCI source was asked about Varun Chakravarthy's selection for Champions Trophy, he replied:
"The selectors have already picked four spinners and you only have three ODI games. But if team management wants Varun, it will certainly have to speak to the chairman of selection committee. Whether they intend to or not, is still not known."
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