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Team India lost the second T20 match against South Africa by 3 wickets. By winning this match, South Africa has leveled the series 1-1. Even though Team India had to face defeat in this match, one player is being discussed the most. The name of this player is Varun Chakraborty.
Took 5 wickets in the second match
Varun Chakraborty has recently returned to the team after almost three years in the T20 series against Bangladesh. Since then his performance has been excellent. He took 5 wickets in the second T20 against South Africa. He has taken 8 wickets so far in this series. He also took 3 wickets in the first T20 match. Meanwhile, he has given the credit of his success to Team India coach Gautam Gambhir.
Gautam Gambhir changed life
KKR won the IPL 2024 title. Varun Chakraborty made an important contribution in this victory of the team. He took 21 wickets in 15 matches. During this period his economy was also only 8. After his performance, he got a chance in the series against Bangladesh. After this he never looked back in his career.
As KKR mentor, Gautam Gambhir used Varun Chakravarthy as an attacking option. He benefited from this throughout the season. Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav is also using it in the same way.
Credit for success given to Gautam Gambhir
Talking about Gautam Gambhir's contribution in his success, Varun Chakraborty said, 'We talked during the series against Bangladesh. Meanwhile he told me about my role. He told me that my focus should be on taking wickets. This is my role in the team. This made my role clear, from which I am now getting the benefit.
Return to the team after three years
Varun Chakravarthy made his T20 debut in 2021 against Sri Lanka. After his brilliant performance in the IPL in UAE, he was selected in the team for T20 World Cup 2021. But he was dropped due to poor performance.
He finally made a comeback to the team during the series against Bangladesh this year. In the first T20 match against Bangladesh, he took 3 wickets for 31 runs in four overs. He took 2/19 in four overs in the second T20I and later took 3 wickets in the first T20I against South Africa. Since his return, the spinner has taken 13 wickets in five matches at an average of 8.84 and an economy of 5.75.