Delhi: India’s mysterious spinner Varun Chakraborty was first ignored for the ODI series against England, but was later included in the team. In Nagpur, an official announcement of their selection was made a few hours after being seen practicing with the Indian ODI team. Since then, speculations started to be made whether the Indian team is seeing them as an alternative for the Champions Trophy. On this, Indian captain Rohit Sharma clarified the situation in the press conference.
What did Rohit Sharma say?
Talking to the media before the first ODI at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, Rohit said, “Yes, he has shown something different. I think it was in T20 format, but they have some different skills. So we saw him as an alternative and thought what we could do to him. “
He further said, “In this series we will get a chance to try him and will get a chance to see what he can do. Right now we are not thinking whether they have to take them in the team or not, but if things are right for us and they perform well, then we will definitely have to consider it. ”
Varun Chakraborty’s recent performance
The Tamil Nadu spinner recently performed brilliantly in the T20 series against England, where he took 14 wickets in five matches. Earlier, he also bowled brilliantly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and took 18 wickets in six matches. Overall, he has taken 59 wickets in 23 List-A matches, in which he has taken five wickets three times.
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