Varun Chakravarthy, Ind vs Eng Odi Series: The Indian team has recently defeated England 4–1 in the 5-match T20 series. Now a 3 -match ODI series is to be played between the two teams. This series is going to be very special for the preparation of the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a big decision.
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The board has included star spinner Varun Chakraborty in the Indian squad. While fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has not been kept in the team due to fitness. Please tell that Varun was included in the team for practice. Since then, it was being said in the reports that he would be included in the squad for the ODI series against England.
The highest wicket for T20 series
The Indian team is currently playing a series against England in their home. The first 5-match T20 series was played between the two teams, in which the Indian team performed Dhansu under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav and captured the series 4–1. Now the 3 -match ODI series is to be played between the Indian team and England.
Varun Chakraborty took the most wickets in this T20 series against England. He took 14 wickets in five T20 matches. His average was very spectacular at 9.85. In such a situation, Varun was also chosen as the Player of the Series.
ODI series schedule between India and England
First ODI- 6 February- Nagpur
Second ODI- 9 February- Cuttack
Third ODI- 12 February- Ahmedabad
Chance to enter the team for Champions Trophy
The last date for change in the team for the Champions Trophy is 12 February. In such a situation, there is still a chance for Varun. The Indian team has three finger spinners, of which two left -handed bowlers (Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel) and a right -handed off -spinner Washington Beautiful. Kuldeep Yadav, who returned after the operation of sports hernia in October 2024, is the only one in the team. There are wrist spinners.
There is every possibility that Varun Chakraborty Champions Trophy can replace one of the four experts spinners in the team. They can be included in place of one of Kuldeep Yadav or Washington Sundar. One of these two can be excluded from the team to include Chakravarti before the announcement of the final team. A lot will depend on how Chakravarti performs in ODIs.
16 -member Indian Squad for ODI series against England:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty.
15 -member Indian Squad for Champions Trophy:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar.