Speaking exclusively on JioCinema after India’s three-wicket loss to South Africa in the second T20I, India’s Varun Chakaravarthy, who also picked up his maiden fifer for India discussed on what makes it difficult for batters when playing against him: “It is a combination of both my consistency and overspin. The overspin I bowl has more bite from the pitch and hopefully I can keep doing that and hopefully I can keep contributing for the country.”
On his learnings from the first stint with the Indian team, before getting dropped, Chakaravarthy said: “I had to go to the drawing board and check out all my videos. I figured out that I was bowling side spin, and it was not working out in the higher levels. So, I had to change everything about my bowling, and it took me two years and I started bowling in the local leagues and IPL also. So, it worked there, and I have started bowling it in the international stage and it’s working out for me.”
Chakaravarthy also shared his thoughts on how he approaches the game mentally: “More than confidence, I’d say I’m focusing more on clarity. That’s helping me more right now. Sometimes I feel confidence can lead me into a wrong direction and make me believe that I can do something impossible, so I feel focusing on clarity is better. I’m focused on that more.”
He also discussed his future plans: “All I want is to have a longer run with the Indian Cricket Team and hopefully I can do it well.”
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