KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy (Picture Credit: Sportzpix)
Chakravarthy was one of the pick of the KKR bowlers in his team’s 21-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday, with figures of 3/27 from his four overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy feels he is reaping the benefits of focusing more on accuracy than using “different variations” in the IPL.
The 31-year-old Chakravarthy was one of the pick of the bowlers for KKR in his team’s 21-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Wednesday, with figures of 3/27 from his four overs.
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“I have worked more on my accuracy than working on different variations. Another aspect I was working on was the spin of the ball. I was working with AC Prathiban. He is my spin coach in Chennai, so it definitely works,” Chakraborty said at the post-match press conference.
“More than that, the strategy, whatever Abhishek Nayar (KKR assistant coach) says has always worked for me. Both of them have played a very good role in my comeback. Chakraborty, who was part of India’s dismal campaign in the T20 World Cup in the UAE, had a forgettable IPL last year when he picked up only six wickets in 11 matches.
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Chakravarthy, who had crucial wickets of Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik, said that he had prepared well for the match against RCB by watching videos of the first match against the Bengaluru-based side.
“It’s a very challenging ground. We had our own plans. We made sure we had separate meetings just to bowl at this ground (Chinnaswamy). It worked today,” he said.
“When I played against RCB, I watched videos of previous matches. I could see the technical aspects of their batsmen, where they were aiming. I was focusing on that,” said Chakraborty, who is among the top four wicket-takers so far this season with 13 scalps in eight matches.
You have to be confident in your every ball and even if you slip in your confidence, the effort is not paying off in your bowling. Wednesday, and said he could play for the national side.
“Suyash Sharma has come into the team and I can say that he is a man for the future of the country. He is an amazing talent. I want him to understand the level of cricket we are playing and he can quickly break into the national team.
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