New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner stated that Indian mysterious Spinner Varun Chakravarthy could be a big threat to them in the final conflict of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Black Caps skipper said some of his players first faced Cravarthy in his match against India.
The 2025 champion finals between India and Novi Zealand will be played on Sunday, March 9 at the Dubai International Stadium. New Zealand suffered his only defeat in the tournament against India, where Varun Chakravarthy recorded a 5-42 bowling figure and won the player of the match award.
Varun Chakravarthy is obviously a world -class bowler – Mitchell Santner
At a press conference ahead of the finals, Mitchell Santner said he would face the mysterious Spinner Varun Chakravarthy in a group stage. Santner said Chakravarthy is a world -class bowler with a mystery element.
“I think the guys will be better to run against Varun. Obviously the world-class bowler we saw him here and in IPL. There’s a little mysterious. But it was the first time some guys have faced him. I think he’ll learn from another day,” Santner said, as he has quoted ESPNCricinfo.
Varun Chakravarthy missed the first two group games in the group stage in the champion trophy. He delivered Spinner for the legs in his debut game in his debut match against New Zealand, while India secured a 44 run.
He continued his impressive form in the semifinals against Australia, picking up 2-49 in 10 additions. Spinner rejected Travis’s head and Ben Dwarshuis. Chakravarthy took eight Wickets in three OPA in an impressive average of 18.12.
That ball by hand of 115 km / h, Mitchell Santner
Mitchell Santner recalled his dismissal against Varun Chakravarthy in a group stage. He stated that Varun’s 115 km / h ball was rejected. Santner said he would be a difficult challenge to deal with Chakravarthy if the terrain helps Spinner.
“If the players play in a similar way, it will be a challenge with all three of their second Spinners. I think the guys will be ready for tomorrow when they watched a little more recording. We know what his threats are now. That hands on my hands of 115 km / h, that was a threat to me,” Santerner added.
Axar and Jadeja have long denied us – Mitchell Santner
Varun Chakravarthy was an option to take over WICKET for India, but Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravandra Jadeja also played their roles well on Spin-Friendly Dubai terrain.
The 33-year-old stated that Axar and Jadeja had disturbed them. However, Santner added that the dough would have to rotate the strike and use loose delivery to publish a competitive total amount on the slow WiKhet.
“I think Axar and Jadeja have denied us for a long time, it could be something similar to the slow Wiket, where it is like you can somehow turn and hit an unusual ball, you can match with a decent result,” Santner said.
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