IPL 2026: Varun Chakaravarthy scripts history for KKR, first Indian to … | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] Varun Chakaravarthy (R) with KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a night of personal glory for Varun Chakaravarthy, who etched his name into the record books with a special milestone for Kolkata Knight Riders, even as the team’s struggles continued in IPL 2026.The mystery spinner became the first Indian […]
Varun Chakaravarthy’s dip in form: Analysis of what went wrong for India’s T20 star spinner
[ad_1] A tournament of two parts: Varun Chakaravarthy finished as the T20 World Cup’s joint-highest wicket-taker but, in the last five matches, conceded an alarming 11.84 runs per over. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The notion of balance between bat and ball in a T20 contest is like logic in a Bollywood potboiler. It simply […]
Mystery lost – Varun’s and KKR’s struggles
[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakaravarthy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Nothing seems to be going Kolkata Knight Riders’ way this season. Even as the team management has come under scrutiny for some puzzling selection calls, the three-time Indian Premier League champion has struggled to find rhythm in almost every department. The batting has lacked […]
IPL | KKR coach Nayar bets on Varun bouncing back
[ad_1] Kolkata Knight Riders’s Varun Chakaravarthy bowls during a practice session on the eve of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Kolkata, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar on Wednesday expressed confidence that spinner Varun Chakaravarthy would bounce […]
Left-arm spinner Sachin Rathi has benefited from a changed run-up
[ad_1] Sachin Rathi. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner Sachin Rathi, the top wicket-taker (55 wickets) in the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy this season, said Sai Kishore and Varun Chakaravarthy advised him to trust his strengths and not worry about the batter. From them, he’s learnt that “the simpler you keep the game, the easier it becomes.” His distinctive diagonal run-up, cutting across […]
Rachin Ravindra makes heads turn — New Zealand’s top wicket-taker now with his bowling | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] Syed Shahabuddin with Rachin Ravindra (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Do you still remember what happened to New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra in IPL 2024? Spin chewed his batting up and spat it out. And the situation became so severe that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were forced to drop him mid-way through the season. As […]
‘It’s not as if they are Malcolm Marshall’: Shoaib Akhtar slams Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube after India’s poor show | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] Shoaib Akhtar slams Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar slammed India’s bowling attack after their heavy 76-run loss to South Africa in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match. He said the defeat exposed how fragile India’s bowling unit is, especially against strong batting line-ups like the Proteas.Akhtar […]