Picking leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is a big, big gamble that Rohit Sharma takes.. The Tamil Nadu player, despite being an excellent bowler, one who picks wickets regularly, is just poor in the field. In short, fielding is his shortcoming, where he might drop crucial catches, not be the quickest to field the ball, and might make poor judgements while fielding.
Varun Chakravarthy Bags Fifer vs NZ in Champions Trophy
Both these attributes were at ample display during the IND vs NZ Champions Trophy clash on Sunday, in Dubai. First, during the Kiwi chase, Varun Chakravarthy made a blunder while attempting a catch of Will Young, on a free hit.. not only he dropped the batter, but mistakenly ended up kicking the ball to the boundary. Then in the 20th over, he dropped Kane Williamson fairly early in his innings.
But with the ball in his hands, he was a man who possessed utmost confidence. Playing only his second ODI, and being drafted into the CT squad at the last moment, Chakravarthy showed why he is a tough nut to crack. He bagged his maiden fifer, to help India top the Group A, above New Zealand, as he returned with figures of 5/42.
Exceptional Bowling vs Poor Fielding
Starting off slowly, he got rid of Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, and Matt Henry. Not only he varied his pace — his wicket of Santner was 113 kmph, but made the batter uncomfortable with the drift and sharp turn. After the match Chakravarthy did admit that he was nervous,
“I did feel nervous in the initial stages. Not played a lot for India in ODIs, so was nervous. As the game progressed, felt better. Virat, Rohit, Shreyas, Hardik everyone was talking to me and asked me to calm down. I found out last night about play. Was expecting to play for the country and looking forward, but was nervous. It was not a rank-turner but if you bowled in the right places, it helped. The way Kuldeep, Jaddu, Axar bowled, even the pacers. it was a total team effort.”
A Must for Rohit Sharma
Varun in 24 List A matches has 60 wickets, at a strike rate of 14.80 and an economy of 4.33, and yet is a dangerous choice. Now after this fifer there will be a temptation to draft him in for the semis, and in final, if India progresses.. but it could be a double-edged sword, that could backfire.
Just to once again talk about his rise, he had a poor inception to his international career, where against New Zealand at the T20 World Cup in 2021, he was a bit of a failure. He had returned with figures of 0/33 in his 4 overs, but then this is kind of, a redemption for him. But having said that, it is a choice that the team management has to make — between a liability in the field vs asset with the ball.
Varun Chakravarthy overcomes “on-field nervousness” to sink New Zealand with maiden fifer Inside Sport India.
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