“Varun Chakaravarthy performance may have created a selected dilemma that moves to the semi -finals”: Amtiv Rayud

While India secured the victory against New Zealand in their final group stage and progressed to the ICC semi-finals for men of Trophy, former Indian Cricking and Jiostar expert Amuu Rayudu shared her insights exclusively on Jiohotstar during the discussion after the match.

Speaking exclusively on Jiohotstar after the conflict of India against New Zealand at the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, Rayud praised the Indian Spinnere, with the special mention of Varuna Chakaravarthy. He said:
Varun was great today. At the beginning of his career, he was not really in line with his lines and lengths. But now, bowling makes him a very heavy bowler to deal with. His action naturally makes spin of left hand, but 90% of his delivery is googlies, which is difficult for bats who have not faced it before. I do not think many New Zealand bats played against him, and he will continue to improve for India. His impressive performance may have created a selected dilemma that moves to the semifinals. India will hardly decide, with so many big players to choose, but Varun Chakravarthy was great. We saw his influence in India, and all the spinners were extraordinary today – Jadeja was amazing, and all four Spinners were very well balling. The terrain definitely helped them, but new Zealand, bats also fought against Spin, which is an area they would need to improve. “

Ammata Rayud spoke and the shreyasa Iyer’s performance, saying:
“The importance of bats number 4 is visible here. You need someone to play such key inserts when the top row fails, especially on challenging areas that are not easy to score. There, number 4 and number 5 became critical in the ODO game. Shreyas played amazing, and his partnership was that he was crucial. Beautiful, using folds and angles.

Rayud also referred to a significant 300. The appearance of the Zad Virat Kohlija, acknowledging its significance in the history of the cricket. He said:
“The intention was there, and the expectations were high. In his eyes, they could see that he was focused, hungry for great results. On big occasions, Virat Kohli usually appears on the challenge and gives us those celebratory moments. Unfortunately, today, Glenn Phillips caught incredible catches not to reject him.

Looking in advance to a semi -final conflict against Australia, Rayud emphasized a key battle to be careful:
“It will be Adam Zamp opposite Virat Kohli. Virat has recently struggled a little against turning his legs, but the kind of form he has shown in this tournament will serve him well against Australia.”

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