Varun Chakaravarthy, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The mysterious spinner Varun Chakraborty, who is running in the form, has been included in India’s ODI team after a brilliant performance in the recently concluded T20 series against England as the team management wants this bowler of Kolkata Knight Riders to maintain his rhythm ‘ ‘. There is every possibility that Chakravarti can replace one of the four experts in the Champions Trophy team. They can be included in place of one of Kuldeep Yadav or Washington Sundar. One of these two can be excluded from the team to include Chakravarti before the announcement of the final team. A lot will depend on how Chakravarti performs in ODIs.
Announcing the inclusion of Chakravarti, the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) did not name Jaspreet Bumrah in the updated list. However, this was not completely surprising as the selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar had already made it clear that Bumrah would not play the first two matches. Even their availability for the third ODI will depend on the approval of the medical team of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Chakraborty, who was elected the best player of the series to take 14 wickets at an impressive average of 9.85 on a five -match batting pitches in a series of five T20 matches against England I did not get a place. Chakraborty was seen training and bowling during the Indian team’s net session on Tuesday.
Indian vice -captain Shubman Gill told the media after the team’s training session, “Yes, Varun Chakraborty is a part of the Indian team.” In the evening, the BCCI also said that this spinner running in the form has been included in the team. The BCCI said in a statement, “The men’s selection committee has included Varun Chakraborty in the Indian team for the upcoming ODI of three matches against England.”
It is believed that head coach Gautam Gambhir wants Chakravarti to be in rhythm and bowl to players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. The deadline for change in the team for the Champions Trophy is till February 12 and in such a situation he remains a strong contender for selection.
The Indian team has three finger spinners, of which two left -handed bowlers (Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel) and a right -handed off -spinner Washington are beautiful. Kuldeep Yadav, who returned after the operation of sports hernia in October 2024, is the only wrist spinner in the team.
A senior source of the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) told ‘PTI’ on the condition of anonymity, ‘At present, the team management wants Chakraborty to bowl on the Net of the ODI before the England series. Chakravarti does not play red ball cricket.
He said, ‘The domestic season of the white ball has already ended, so do not play them in any tournament until the IPL starts in the end of March. He is in good rhythm and wants to continue it (team management).
Asked if they are likely to be selected for the ODI series and then the Champions Trophy based on the current form, the source replied, ‘The selectors have already chosen four spinners and you have only three ODIs. Are.’
He said, “If the team management wants Varun, then he will definitely have to talk to the chairman of the selection committee.” The Indian team does not have a second wrist spinner and Chakravarti’s magnificent form can work in his favor.
When Chakraborty last played on flat pitches of Dubai during the 2021 T20 World Cup, he had to struggle to leave the impact. However, he has improved a lot since then. India will play all its matches in Dubai.
The England team had to struggle against Chakraborty in the previous series while Bangladesh is one of the opponents of India in the Champions Trophy, even if this spinner was very upset during the T20 International series in October. The batsmen of Pakistan and New Zealand also do not have much experience of playing against them.
India’s team for ODI series against England:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarti .
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