Varun Chakravarthy unleashed three years of frustration and made history in Indian cricket for the third time

New Delhi: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy has experienced a remarkable turnaround in his career. He made his debut for Team India in 2021 and also featured in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Despite not taking any wickets in the tournament, he was unfortunately dropped from the team. However, Chakravarthy's impressive performances in domestic cricket and the IPL earned him a recall to the Indian team after a gap of three years. In a recent match against South Africa, he delivered the best spell of his career, showcasing his talent and potential once again.

4⃣ Overs
1⃣7⃣ Runs
5⃣ Wickets

Varun Chakaravarthy was an absolute rage today!

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Varun Chakravarthy’s spin worked wonders:
Varun Chakravarthy performed brilliantly in the second match of the T20 series against South Africa. He conceded only 17 runs in his 4-over spell and took 5 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy took wickets of big batsmen like Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. This is also the first 5 wicket haul of his career. With this, he also became the third Indian spinner to take 5 or more wickets in a T20I match. Earlier, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have done this feat. At the same time, he became the third Indian bowler to take a 5 wicket haul against South Africa.

Strong comeback in international cricket:
Varun Chakravarthy made his T20 International debut on the Sri Lanka tour in the year 2021. He played a total of 6 matches that year, but he was able to take only 2 wickets. After this, he could not make a place in Team India for 3 years. However, this year he managed to make a comeback and he is also giving match-winning performances for the team in every match. He has played 5 T20 matches so far this year, in which he has taken a total of 13 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy also took 3 wickets in the opening match of this series.