‘He was brilliant in the past, wasn’t he?’ – Former bowling coach backs Varun Chakravarthy ahead of IND vs NZ final

Varun Chakravarthy (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

Former bowling coach Bharat Arun has urged India to back spinner Varun Chakravarthy ahead of their T20 World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday, March 8, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Chakravarthy has had some tough few games recently in the tournament. Despite always being amongst the wickets, the 34-year-old has gone for 186 runs in his last four games combined, conceding at an economy rate of 11.63. This includes a spell of 1 for 64 against England in the semi-final.

Despite his recent troubles, Arun remains adamant that India should stick with Chakravarthy in the final. The former bowling coach also shares valuable advice for the spinner to come good against New Zealand.

“No, no, no. He was brilliant in the past, wasn’t he? Exceptional, in fact. Don’t get defensive by bowling wide. When you try to bowl wide, it’s not working. If you analyse it, he has been effective when he’s attacking the stumps. So attack the stumps,” Arun was quoted as saying on Cricbuzz.

“He might as well attack. He’s not going to give away more than 64 runs anyway. But at least he will have an opportunity to get a wicket. That’s what I’m saying. Somebody should talk to him and tell him, ‘Varun, you stick to your strength. Don’t deviate from that. Your strength is attacking the wicket.’ Most of his victims, if you analyse it, are either LBW or bowled. What does that mean? It means he’s attacking the stumps. Why move away from that? One odd ball bowled wide is okay, but not when you’re moving away from the stumps. He’s trying to escape, and that’s not going to work,” he added.

Chakravarthy remains India’s leading wicket-taker in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Kolkata Knight Riders star has taken 13 wickets from eight outings in the tournament at an economy rate of 8.85 and an average of just over 19.

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