Published: Mar 16, 2025, 02:22 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 16, 2025, 02:23 PM (IST)
India’s mysterious spinner Varun Chakravarthy has shared his thoughts about willing to play Test cricket for the country. He was a major role of the team in their Champions Trophy victory in Dubai. Even though he stated that he wants to play Test cricket for the team, Varun accepted that he will not be able to manage to bowl more than 20 overs in a day.
“I do (have an interest in Test cricket), but my bowling style doesn’t suit Test cricket,” Chakravarthy said on Gobinath’s YouTube channel.
“Mine is almost like medium pace. In Test cricket, you’ve to continuously bowl 20-30 overs. I can’t do that in my bowling. Since I bowl quick, the maximum I can bowl is 10-15 overs which is not suited for red ball. I am focusing on 20 overs and 50 overs white ball cricket for now,” he added.
“I would’ve been stuck there had I bowled pace. There are so many pacers. Also, it doesn’t swing in Tamil Nadu wickets. They are spin-friendly wickets. So you can’t see many fast bowlers from Tamil Nadu. It is very rare. There is Balaji and Natarajan but there are many pacers in other states. I am happy that I left fast bowling. Even (Ravichandran) Ashwin became a spinner after leaving fast bowling. So I am happy,” Chakravarthy further explained.
Varun Chakravarthy will now be seen in action during the IPL as he will play for the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who will be facing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the tournament opener on March 22.
