Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his views on Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling after the semi-final of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026, saying the spinner’s confidence drops when batters assault him early in his spell.India reached the ultimate after beating England by seven runs within the semi-final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Chakravarthy had a troublesome outing within the match whereas defending a complete of 253 runs.
The spinner conceded 64 runs and picked up one wicket. It turned the joint second-most costly bowling spell in a T20 World Cup match. He equalled the document of Sanath Jayasuriya, who had figures of 0/64 for Sri Lanka in opposition to Pakistan in Johannesburg in 2007.
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Do you assume Varun Chakravarthy ought to change his bowling technique after the semi-final efficiency?
“What is occurring with Varun shouldn’t be that groups are attacking him or selecting him. Everybody is aware of that Adil Rashid has a googly. Groups attacking or studying a bowler is regular — it occurs to each cricketer. But when this occurs, it’s a must to be tactical. You can not miss the lengths. Line and size variations with velocity variations are essential. Varun must be spoken to,” Ashwin stated on ‘Ash ki Baat’.“Each time he will get attacked upfront, the arrogance goes down additional, as a result of he is aware of he’s catching up. I’m bored with saying this repeatedly. From the previous few video games, I’m saying this. Don’t bowl from around the wicket to the left-hander,” he added.The most costly bowling figures in a T20 World Cup match have been recorded on this version when Saurabh Netravalkar of america returned 0/65 in opposition to India.Chakravarthy now has the joint second-most costly bowling figures for India in all T20 internationals. Prasidh Krishna holds the document with 0/68 in opposition to Australia in Guwahati in 2023, whereas Yuzvendra Chahal additionally had figures of 0/64 in opposition to South Africa in Durban in 2018.India will face New Zealand within the ultimate of the event on Sunday, March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.The 2 groups had additionally reached the ultimate of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and can once more meet within the ultimate of an ICC event practically a yr later.
