Varun Chakravarthy 'never gives up': Cricketers, fans laud spinner for India team call up

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday anunced Indian squs for tour of Australia which is set to get underway in December. tably, limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma missed out owing to an injury and was replaced by KL Rahul, who will w be Virat Kohli's deputy in ODIs, as well as, T20Is.

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Varun Chakravarthy earns maiden T20I call-up

However, one name that caught everyone's eyes was Kolkata spinner Varun Chakravarthy's name who earned his maiden T20I call-up. leg-spinner has been in brilliant form in ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020, having grabbed 13 wickets in 12 matches at a decent aver of 23.50. Chakravarthy recently delivered a stellar performance in match against Delhi as he bagged five wickets to guide his team to victory. Chakravarthy 5 wickets spell was also first fifer of season.

Varun Chakravarthy was brought by Punjab ahe of 2019 edition of league. Chakravarthy IPL price in 2019 was a whopping ₹8.4 crore. leg-spinner could just play one match in his debut season where he bowled three overs, giving away 35 runs and picking up a solitary wicket. After playing just one match, Chakravarthy was ruled out of tournament due to a finger fracture.

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He was n released by Punjab and bought by Kolkata ahe of Dream11 IPL 2020. Chakravarthy IPL price in 2020 is a staggering ₹4 crore. leg-spinner has justified his price tag in ongoing season with his splendid performances. His performance going ahe will be crucial in determining wher or t Kolkata make it to playoffs.

As soon as news of Varun Chakravarthy maiden India call-up came out, cricketers, as well as, fans took to Twitter to congratulate Kolkata spinner. Several reactions poured in fans lauded Chakravarthy for his grit and determination. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

Varun Chakravarthy story

Varun Chakravarthy story proves how hard work and persistence never goes in vain. Chakravarthy started playing cricket when he was 13 years old as a wicketkeeper-batsman but after failing several times in group cricket, he gave up on sport. He n went on to pursue architecture and got his degree from SRM University in Chennai.  He started working as a freelance architect but playing tennis-ball cricket reignited his love for game.

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Chakravarty n decided to quit his job and joined CromBest Cricket Club as a seam-bowling allrounder. But a knee injury he sustained during one of matches led him to become a spinner. leg-spinner's brilliant performance in local leagues got him a Tamil Nu Premier League contract with Siechem Murai Panrs in 2018 where his performances were crucial in Murai lifting trophy.  Several franchises were eyeing Chennai l as his mystery bowling impressed one and all. He was subsequently brought by Punjab at IPL 2019 auctions and since n re has been turning back for 29-year-old.

Indian squ for T20Is vs Australia

Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy.

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SOURCE: IPL TWITTER