Varun Chakaravarthy defeated the opponents with Rohit Sharma’s planning – CT 2025
The Indian team was shocked by the exclusion of Jasprit Bumrah in the Champions Trophy 2025, but Varun Chakaravarthy made up for his absence. He was the X-factor for India. But captain Rohit Sharma has also contributed significantly to his performance. This has been revealed by Varun Chakaravarthy himself.
Team India was shocked by the exclusion of Jasprit Bumrah before the Champions Trophy 2025. But then the team management made a big move by including Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad. Later he proved to be the X-factor for the Indian team. He single-handedly destroyed the batsmen of the opposing team with his deadly bowling and played an important role in becoming the champion. But Indian captain Rohit Sharma also had an important contribution behind this. This truth has been revealed by Varun Chakaravarthy himself. He has also described Rohit as a great captain.
What did Varun Chakaravarthy reveal?
The Indian captain used Varun Chakravarthy in every phase of the match during the Champions Trophy. India benefited from this directly. Talking to Star Sports about this,
Varun said, ” Rohit Sharma used me very well. I bowled 2 overs in the powerplay, 2 to 3 overs in the death overs and whenever wickets were needed in the middle overs. I told him that this is how the impact of my ability can be increased. He understood this without me saying anything, because he is one of the greatest captains ever.”
Cricket experts did not agree with Varun Chakravarthy being selected in the squad as the fifth spinner in the Champions Trophy. But this move of Rohit proved to be heavy on the other teams of the tournament. The biggest thing was that he kept Varun Chakravarthy sitting in the first two matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan. Because these two teams are known for playing better spin. Rohit first fielded Varun as a mystery against New Zealand and then against Australia in the semi-finals. Because of this, the batsmen of the opposing team failed to read him.
Varun shines in Champions Trophy 2025
Varun Chakravarthy played his first match in Champions Trophy during the group stage against New Zealand. In this match, Varun Chakravarthy forced the Kiwi batsmen to kneel down. He bowled lethally and took 5 wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs. After this, he took 2 important wickets for 49 runs in 10 overs against Australia, which included the wicket of Travis Head. In the final, Varun conceded 45 runs in 10 overs and took 2 wickets. In this way, he took 9 wickets in 3 matches and was the second highest wicket taker in the tournament.