A sensational Varun Chakravarthy won the player of the match award despite India losing the 3rd T20I of the 5-match series. Chakravarthy took his wicket-tally to 10 in the series as he continued his incredible rise in his second stint in the Indian team.
After delivering his "Man of the Match" performance against England in the third T20I, Team India`s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy accepted that he bowled well but vowed to get better. In a game that was arguably decided by both side`s ability to churn out runs on a slow turf and a bowler`s ability to put a lid on the scoring rate.
A cluless Jofra Archer was left stunned after getting dismissed by Varun Chakravarty in Rajkot. Archer, who had his stumps rattled by the spinner asked his non-striker, if he actually had been bowled out.
Varun Chakravarthy makes history by becoming the first player ever to take 10 wickets in a bilateral T20I series between the two nations, setting a remarkable record!
Apart from Varma, Abhishek Sharma has been another bright spot for India, making a massive jump of 59 places to reach 40th. England's Liam Livingstone (up to 32nd) and Ben Duckett (up to 68th) were also significant movers, highlighting the strong performances of both sides in the high-stakes series.
Feel like Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav want to build Shami up slowly and Varun Chakravarthy is a far better bowler today than when he first made an impression, said veteran journalist and THE WEEK Consulting Editor,
Check out how star India wicketkeeper Sanju Samson along with the spinner, Varun Chakravarthy, showed his MS Dhoni-like DRS brilliance and sharp reflexes to cost England Jos Buttler's wicket in the third T20I in Rajkot,
England defeated India by 26 runs in the third T20I to keep the five-match series alive, making the scoreline 2-1. England set a target of 172 runs, which India could not chase down despite early fireworks from Abhishek Sharma.
Varun Chakravarthy said that England's bowlers got assistance from the Rajkot pitch, which got slower during India’s run-chase. India lost the third T20I by 26 runs at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.
Veteran leg-spinner comes out on top in tweakers' battle as Jos Buttler & Co recover to register first victory in Brendon McCullum's white-ball reign.
Tilak Varma has scored two unbeaten centuries and a half-century in his last five T20Is. The Indian left-hander is currently ranked second in the ICC T20I Rankings.
Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches