By Vipul Kashyap
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Indian spinner Varun Chakravarty has been dominated out of the rest of the Afghanistan T20I sequence attributable to damage, as per sources.
Varun was an important power in Group India’s first T20I win over Afghanistan by seven wickets, bowling a sensational spell of 1/16 in 4 overs and cleansing up Darwish Rasooli’s stumps with a peach of a supply.
Nonetheless, as per sources, his participation within the sequence ends right here attributable to an damage. Varun had simply returned throughout the England sequence in July and had spent many days present process rehab for a foot damage on the Central of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, with the damage inserting query marks on damage administration at Bengaluru, with a number of Indian stars being hit by accidents as of late.
This yr has been full of accidents for the Indian spinner, having suffered hairline fracture in his foot and a hand damage throughout Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2026 IPL marketing campaign. He featured in simply 11 matches, taking 11 wickets at a median of 32.72 and economic system charge of 8.78, with finest figures of three/14.
This yr in 16 T20Is, Varun has taken 20 wickets at a median of 24.15 and an economic system charge of 8.94, with finest figures of three/7. This additionally included a title-winning T20 World Cup marketing campaign, the place he completed as joint-highest wicket-taker with pacer Jasprit Bumrah (14 scalps every) regardless of an enormous dip in economic system charge and wickets proper from the Tremendous Eights part to the finals.
He didn’t function within the India’s tour to Eire, the place the world champions misplaced 0-2 in a shocker, as he was sidelined attributable to his rehab course of, with spinner Ravi Bishnoi as a placement. He made a return to the squad throughout the England T20Is, taking a wicket in two matches during which he bowled.
Coming to the match, India opted to subject first, with Afghanistan managing 156/8 courtesy a combating 64* from Azmatullah Omarzai. Arshdeep Singh (3/19) was sensational with the ball. Through the chase, Abhishek (82 in 32 balls, with seven fours and 7 sixes) and Ishan Kishan (42 in 33 balls, with 5 fours and a six) killed the chase with an entertaining 121-run stand for the second wicket. The chase was accomplished in 13.4 overs. (ANI)
