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Eyes On Varun Chakravarthy In Vijay Hazare Trophy As India Hunt Wrist Spinner For Champions Trophy

With India set to play Champions Trophy in less than eight weeks' time, a quality wrist-spinner, a second wicketkeeper to back up Rishabh Pant and the form of key pacers will be in focus during the upcoming National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting on Saturday across the country. While the core of the 50-over team is vying for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia right now, the national showpiece has its own significance as some of the stars like Baroda all-rounder Hardik Pandya will get crucial game time.

Varun Chakaravarthy Faces BCCI's Wrath Over Gesture To CSK Star Dewald Brevis, Handed Hefty Fine

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Chennai Super Kings. CSK, who are out of the playoffs race, defeated the home team by two wickets at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday to also effectively end Ajinkya Rahane's side's hopes of making the top four.

Operation Sindoor: India Spinner Leads Praise After Strikes On Terror Camps In Pakistan

Indian cricket team spinner Varun Chakravarthy took to social media to react to 'Operation Sindoor' as the Indian Army struck multiple terror targets in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Varun, who is currently representing Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025, shared a picture of 'Operation Sindoor' released by the Indian Army on his Instagram story. Several former Indian cricket team players like Suresh Raina, Aakash Chopra and Pragyan Ojha also praised the Indian forces for their service to the country and their retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

"Another 2-3 Cycles...": KKR Star Andre Russell's Intentions Clear Regarding IPL Future

Under-fire Jamaican star Andre Russell on Sunday silenced critics with a match-winning knock and his teammate Varun Chakravarthy revealed that the veteran all-rounder is keen to continue playing in the IPL for "easily six more years." Russell, who turned 37 recently, had come under scrutiny for his patchy form this season after being retained by the defending champions for Rs 12 crore in a three-year deal ahead of the mega auction. With just 72 runs from seven innings at an average of 10.28, including four single-digit scores, questions were beginning to be raised about his place in the side.

Punjab Kings' Rs 4.2 Crore Star Roasted Brutally After Another IPL Flop Show: "Don't Remember..."

Punjab Kings all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's abysmal form continued in the IPL 2025 as he was dismissed for just 7 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. Maxwell, who was bought in the mega auction for Rs 4.2 crore, returned to the playing XI after two matches but he was dismissed cheaply by KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Before this match, Maxwell scored just 41 runs in the competition leading to a lot of criticism from both fans as well as experts. On Saturday, Maxwell made a tentative start to his innings and although he did slam a boundary, the Australian international was clean bowled on the very next boundary. Former India batter Suresh Raina was not happy and delivered a brutal verdict on the struggling star.

"What Did The Bowler Do": Varun Chakravarthy Points Out Major Flaw In Cricket Rule Book

A rarely known or discussed rule of cricket came to spotlight during the Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2025 match at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. It happened in the 7th over of the MI innings when Ryan Rickelton was caught by SRH captain Pat Cummins on the bowling of Zeeshan Ansari. The decision was overturned after the TV umpire found out that SRH wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen had crossed the line of the stumps even before the batter had touched the ball.

Amid Abhishek Nayar's Sacking By BCCI, Only One India Star Posts For Assistant Coach

After multiple media reports claimed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to sack senior national team's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, team's star spinner Varun Chakravarthy put a post for him on social media. As per the reports, India's fielding coach T Dilip and strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai are also the ones removed from their roles following the team's poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and alleged dressing room leaks. Chakravarthy posted a picture of his with Nayar on Instagram Story.

Big Blow For India Spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Drops Down To This Spot In T20 Bowling Rankings

India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has dropped one place to third spot in the ICC men's T20 bowling rankings, while Hardik Pandya continues to top the all-rounders' chart issued on Wednesday. With 706 rating points, Chakravarthy trails behind leader Jacob Duffy (723) of New Zealand and West Indies' Akeal Hosein (707). Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (674) and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh (653) are the other two Indians in top-10 at seventh and 10th positions respectively. Axar Patel is placed at 13th position.

KKR Star Varun Chakravarthy Makes His Wicket-Target Clear For IPL 2025: "Virat Kohli And..."

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy is looking forward to clinching the wickets of India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Asked about the batters he would most like to dismiss in IPL 2025, Chakravarthy named his teammates, including the legendary batting duo of Rohit and Kohli among others. "Definitely any batsman who is in great form. Players like Heinrich Klaasen, Nicholas Pooran, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav - these guys are all the star players. I would be very happy if I could pick their wickets," he said on JioHotstar's special show 'Gen Bold'.

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Eyes On Varun Chakravarthy In Vijay Hazare Trophy As India Hunt Wrist Spinner For Champions Trophy

Varun Chakaravarthy Faces BCCI's Wrath Over Gesture To CSK Star Dewald Brevis, Handed Hefty Fine

Operation Sindoor: India Spinner Leads Praise After Strikes On Terror Camps In Pakistan

"Another 2-3 Cycles...": KKR Star Andre Russell's Intentions Clear Regarding IPL Future

Punjab Kings' Rs 4.2 Crore Star Roasted Brutally After Another IPL Flop Show: "Don't Remember..."

"What Did The Bowler Do": Varun Chakravarthy Points Out Major Flaw In Cricket Rule Book

Amid Abhishek Nayar's Sacking By BCCI, Only One India Star Posts For Assistant Coach

Big Blow For India Spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Drops Down To This Spot In T20 Bowling Rankings

KKR Star Varun Chakravarthy Makes His Wicket-Target Clear For IPL 2025: "Virat Kohli And..."