India's World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh also congratulated the Men in Blue, calling Varun's spell a "game-changer."
Their current streak of lost tosses began at the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad, where they lost the toss against Australia.Rohit Sharma was captain in 11 of those 14 matches, one behind Brian Lara's record for consecutive tosses lost as captain in men's ODIs (12).
Cricket-Super sub Chakravarthy spins India
"Game-changer, smart selection": Cricket fraternity hails Varun Chakravarthy, Team India after win over NZ in CT 2025
Cricket-Super sub Chakravarthy spins India to win against NZ
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy justified his selection with a five-wicket haul and bowled India to a 44-run victory against New Zealand in a Group A clash between two sides, who had already made the last four of the Champions Trophy.
Chakravarthy gives India 'good headache' ahead of Champions Trophy semis
In an interaction with India Today, Kapil Dev called Virat Kohli 'the greatest of the greats'. Kapil praised Kohli's temperament to win matches, and even placed him ahead of the great MS Dhoni. This was after chase master Kohli scored yet another match-winning knock of 84 runs in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against Australia.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy made an impressive ICC Champions Trophy debut with a five-wicket haul, leading India to a 44-run victory over New Zealand. This performance marked the best-ever bowling figures by an Indian debutant in the tournament.
India will face New Zealand in a much anticipated Champions Trophy 2025 final. Virat Kohli is expected to play a very important role in this game.
Varun Chakravarthy created history with this five-wicket haul. He took it in his second ODI appearance. He now becomes the fastest Indian player to take a five-wicket haul, in terms of matches. He breaks the record of Stuart Binny,
A place in the Champions Trophy final will be at stake as India face Australia in a crucial match in Dubai. Both teams share a very intense rivalry on the ground and an exciting clash is on the cards it seems.
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Virat Kohli has become the second player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to score more than 8000 runs in run-chases in ODI history. He thus becomes the first player ever to score 8000 runs in ODI chases with an average of more than 60.
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Cracks to craftsmanship: Varun Chakravarthy redesigns his Dubai storyDubai was once where Varun Chakravarthy's international career hit its lowest point. Nearly four years later, he returned to the same ground, taking a five-wicket haul in the Champions Trophy, thereby engineering the downfall of New Zealand on Sunday,
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