Champions Trophy: Team India suffered a major setback with the exclusion of Jasprit Bumrah before the Champions Trophy 2025. But then the team management took a big step by including Varun Chakraborty in the team. Later, he proved to be the X-factor for the Indian team. With his lethal bowling, he single-handedly destroyed the batsmen of the opposing team 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 Chakraborty himself. He has also described Rohit as an excellent captain.
What did Varun Chakravarthy reveal?
During the Champions Trophy, the Indian captain used Varun Chakravarthy in every phase of the match. India got direct benefit from this. Talking to Star Sports about this, Varun said, ‘Rohit Sharma used me very well. I bowled 2 overs in the powerplay, 2-3 overs in the death overs and whenever wickets were needed in the middle overs. I told him that this is how my impact can be maximized. He understood this without saying anything, as he is one of the greatest captains of all time.
Against Pakistan
Cricket experts did not agree with the selection of Varun Chakravarthy as the fifth spinner in the Champions Trophy. But this move of Rohit proved to be costly for the other teams in the tournament. The biggest thing is that he kept Varun Chakravarthy on the bench in the first two matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan as both these teams are known for playing better spin. Rohit first fielded Varun as a mystery batsman against New Zealand and then against Australia in the semi-finals, due to which the opposing team’s batsmen failed to read him.
Varun spread his magic in the Champions Trophy
Varun Chakravarthy played his first match in the Champions Trophy during the group stage against New Zealand. In this match, Varun Chakravarthy forced the Kiwi team’s 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 also included the wicket of Travis Head. In the final, Varun conceded 45 runs in 10 overs and took 2 wickets. Thus, he took 9 wickets in 3 matches and was the second highest wicket taker in the tournament.