Varun Chakravarthy recently spoke about his relationship with former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and the reasons behind Rohit Sharma’s states on his bowling approach in net sessions. Chakravarthy and Ashwin shared the dressing room at Dindigul Dragons during the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024. Before India’s crucial group-stage match against New Zealand, Ashwin had predicted that Chakravarthy would replace Harshit Rana in the playing XI, a prediction that turned out to be accurate.
Chakravarthy played a pivotal role in India’s 44-run victory against New Zealand, taking match-winning figures of 5/42. Following the match, he opened up about his camaraderie with Ashwin and clarified why Rohit Sharma had previously mentioned that he doesn’t bowl too many variations during practice. Rohit had stated that Chakravarthy bowls “only one kind of variety” in nets, leading to curiosity about his bowling strategy.
“For the first question, yes, I’ve spoken to him during our TNPL times. I play for his team. I do have some conversations with him at those times. And yeah, he’s been a well-wisher for me,” he stated in the pre-match press conference.
Addressing this, Chakravarthy explained that his approach varies across formats. In T20 cricket, he sequences his deliveries differently compared to ODIs, which might make it seem like he doesn’t use all his variations in the nets. However, he assured that he does employ a full range of variations when needed in a match scenario.
Before his stellar performance against New Zealand, Chakravarthy admitted to feeling nervous due to memories of his disappointing stint in the 2021 T20 World Cup. However, encouragement from senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya helped him stay composed, ultimately allowing him to deliver a match-winning spell and redeem himself on the international stage.
“And yeah, of course, the first spell of mine, I was a little nervous because the previous things, the emotions, and all were playing whatever happened in the last three years before in this ground. Where little bit it was playing with me and I was trying to keep it down, control it. But Virat bhai, Rohit and even Hardik, they were telling calm down, calm down. They were coming and talking to me. That really helped,” he stated.
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