IPL 2022: People will have plans against me, it's bound to happen, says KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy on his quiet start to the season

Varun Chakravarthy was the highest wicket-taker for Kolkata Knight Riders last season, claiming 18 wickets in 17 matches. KKR retained him for Rs 8 Crore ahead of the last player auction. But the mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu, who has the ability to bowl as many as seven different variations, has not really got going in the ongoing 15th edition of the Indian Premier League. He has played 5 matches in the tournament so far and managed to bag just 4 wickets. In the 20 overs he has bowled so far, he has given away 146 runs, at an economy rate of 7.30. With KKR, who are currently in second place on the points table, set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) later today at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Varun though is not worried about the quiet start.

Varun Chakravarthy. (BCCI/IPL Photo)"It is bound to happen. People will have plans against me. It is just the way it is. Last season, in the Indian leg, I had 6 to 7 wickets in 7 matches. Later on, I picked up more wickets. So, you cannot predict how many wickets you are going to get," Varun said in response to a question by TimesofIndia.com during a media interaction. "You just can't predict. It is bound to be like that. I can't complain much about it. I need to find a way to adapt to the situations better," the 30 year old further said. Varun had entered the IPL 2019 auction at a base price of Rs. 20 lakh and was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs 8.40 crore, 42 times his base price. He could only feature in one game for Punjab Kings (against Kolkata Knight Riders) though and returned figures of 1/35 in 3 overs before an injury ruled him out of the tournament.

BCCI/IPL PhotoHe was released by the Punjab side ahead of the 2020 IPL auction, in which the mystery spinner was