Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik strongly believes that it will be a grave error if India doesn’t choose Varun Chakravarthy of their squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, regardless of the thriller spinner having not but made his ODI debut.
Varun Chakravarthy has been constantly impressing every person together with his spin, however he’s but to play an ODI match for India. The 29-year-old spinner has but once more showcased his expertise within the second T20I towards South Africa at St George’s Park, the place he picked up 5 wickets and virtually put India in a profitable place.
Dinesh Karthik urges India to pick out Varun Chakravarthy for Champions Trophy 2025
He was instrumental in dismantling the South African batting lineup, dismissing key gamers like Reeza Hendricks (24), Aiden Markram (3), Marco Jansen (7), Heinrich Klaasen (2), and David Miller (0) to complete with a five-wicket haul within the second T20I on the St George’s Oval in Gqeberha.
His spell left South Africa reeling, and for a second, it appeared India had management, however Tristan Stubbs (47*) and Gerald Coetzee (19*) denied India the win, taking the hosts over the road inside 19 overs with three wickets in hand to degree the continuing four-match T20I sequence on Sunday, November 10.
In the meantime, Dinesh Karthik, who has carefully noticed Varun Chakravarthy’s progress throughout his time taking part in for Tamil Nadu, praised the Indian spinner’s exceptional talent and impression on the sport.
Excellent Bowler he’s turning out to be: Dinesh Karthik
Karthik additionally urged the nationwide selectors to contemplate Varun’s distinctive expertise as a invaluable asset for the Champions Trophy 2025, given his potential to make a distinction in key moments.
Karthik posted on X: “If India do not choose VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY for the Champions Trophy, then they’re making a grave error. Excellent Bowler he’s turning out to be.”
If india do not choose VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY for the Champions Trophy , then they’re making a grave error
Excellent Bowler he’s turning out to be #INDvSA #CricokayetTwitter #Cricokayet
— DK (@DineshKarthik) November 10, 2024
In the meantime, Varun Chakravarthy delivered an distinctive efficiency, registering figures of 5/17 within the second T20I towards South Africa, which is the most effective bowling figures in T20I cricket for a participant from a full-member nation in a dropping trigger. Regardless of his good spell, India fell in need of victory, however Varun’s efficiency stood out as one of many highlights of the second T20I.
Having made his T20I debut in 2021, Varun struggled to cement his place initially within the Indian cricket crew however discovered a contemporary spark earlier this 12 months when he made his return to the nationwide crew for the T20I sequence towards Bangladesh in October. He claimed 5 wickets in three T20Is towards Bangladesh.
His kind from the India vs Bangladesh T20I sequence has carried over to the continuing four-match T20I sequence in South Africa, the place he has been instrumental to this point with the ball. Within the first T20I towards South Africa in Durban, Chakravarthy took three wickets, and his five-wicket haul within the second recreation additional solidified his function as one in every of India’s premier spinners within the T20Is.
