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Kolkata Knight Riders will miss the services of the spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Monday night. KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane confirmed at the toss that Varun sustained an injury while taking a catch during its 65-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. Follow live updates from the match here. The 34-year-old has endured a tough IPL…

Ranked No. 2 in the ICC men’s T20I bowlers’ rankings and the joint-highest wicket-taker in India’s successful Men’s T20 World Cup title defence, Varun Chakaravarthy entered the Indian Premier League with considerable expectations. Yet, over the last month, the mystery spinner has appeared a shadow of his usual self. The trend that began in the closing stages of the T20 World Cup continued at the…

A viral comment by Varun Chakravarthy about a ‘Mallu’ in the World Cup team, referencing Sanju Samson, gained traction after India’s dominant T20 World Cup 2026 victory. Samson was named Player of the Tournament for his exceptional batting, scoring 321 runs and delivering crucial performances in knockout stages. Chakravarthy also played a key role with 14 wickets, despite some…

Abhishek Sharma maintains his No.1 T20I batting ranking despite a below-par T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, thanks to a match-winning 52 in the final. Ishan Kishan rose to second after a stellar tournament, while Rashid Khan reclaimed the top bowling spot. Source link

Former batting coach Sanjay Bangar stresses the need for disciplined bowling from India against the West Indies’ aggressive batting. He highlights the importance of Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy executing their plans, particularly advising Chakaravarthy to bowl fuller to exploit potential LBW or bowled dismissals against key batsmen like Shimron Hetmyer. Source link

In his adult life, Varun Chakaravarthy has dabbled with a few different career paths. It is in his current avatar as a mystery spinner in white-ball cricket that he has carved out a niche for himself. The box of tricks that the leggie from Tamil Nadu has at his disposal proved too much for Namibia’s batters to handle at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. In two overs, he claimed three wickets…

Varun Chakaravarthy will lead Tamil Nadu in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament that starts on November 26. The TNCA’s senior selection committee has named a 16-member squad for the domestic T20 competition, with N. Jagadeesan named as the vice-captain. It will be the first time leading TN for Varun, and the selectors have decided to hand the baton to the mystery spinner,…

Indian swashbuckler Abhishek Sharma and mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy continued to hold on to their career-best number two position in the latest ICC T20I chart for batters and bowlers, respectively. Hardik Pandya leads the all-rounders’ list with 252 points, ahead of Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee (233) and Australian Marcus Stoinis (210). Hard-hitting batter Tilak Varma and India’s T20I…