India have reached the finals of the ICC T20 World Cup, and they are the first team to have done so as the defending champions of the competition. Hence, after this big milestone, more is expected from the Men in Blue side as they take on the White Ferns at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Former England great Michael Atherton has pointed out that Team India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been lacking form to the core, especially after India qualified for the Super 8s. He is currently India's highest wicket-taker in the competition with 13 wickets.
Recently, Varun Chakravarthy's economy has gone as high as 8.85, and he recorded the worst-ever figures by an Indian bowler in the tournament's history, as he finished with a spell of 1/64 in his 4 overs against England in a World Cup semi-final.
"If the pitch doesn't spin or hold for him, he is just looking a bit pedestrian. He is not getting the ball moving sideways off the straight, and of course, he is just a nice pace to hit," Atherton claimed while speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the T20 World Cup final.
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His only outing came against Pakistan when India played with three spinners on the tracks of the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. He bowled three overs, giving away just 14 runs and picked up a wicket of Mohammad Nawaz.
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Another former England great, Nasser Hussain, has boldly predicted that not much spin would be expected at the Narendra Modi Stadium, which clearly means that Abhishek Sharma can get going if he handles the off-spin threat wisely.
It is worth noting that Abhishek has just 89 runs in 7 matches and averages just below 13. He also continued saying that since Chakravarthy is thrashed on tracks that do not offer help for spinners, India can go on to try the experience of former World Cup winner Kuldeep Yadav.
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