India and And Sri Lanka locked horns with each other in six white-ball matches series that consisted of six matches in the Island nation. Though India won the ODI series, they lost the T20I series by 1-2. The spinners’ show was on display as the pitch in Lanka supported them where many spinners grabbed the limelight. Talking in India’s context, Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Mularidaran picked Kuldeep Yadav over Varun Chakravarthy for T20 World Cup 2021.
When spinners were the best of the performers, Rahul Chahar bowled some brilliant spells and Yadav also witnessed some decent outings. However, mystery spinner Chakravarthy failed to impress. In the same light, Muttiah Muralidaran has picked Kuldeep ahead of Varun as the chinaman has already proven himself as a wicket-taking spinner.
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During a recent interaction with ESPNCricinfo, Muttiah Muralitharan said, “For India, I will wait and see this IPL and how it goes in the UAE and see the performances and who’s in form. My pick will be Kuldeep Yadav because he has proven himself as a wicket-taking bowler. Unfortunately, the IPL team is not picking him for the side.”
The former great went on to add that IPL is still left and the bowlers will stand a chance to win it. Muttiah Muralidaran added how Chakravarthy can elevate himself during the T20 WC and cement his place in the showpiece event.
Muttiah Muralitharan examined, “Varun Chakravarthy is a very good bowler, a very good option for India and also for the IPL team. I still think he is not like Ajantha Mendis or Sunil Narine’s level when they came into the team, and they mesmerized the batsmen. He is not mesmerizing the batsmen, but he’s decent enough and he is giving a good performance. ”
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Chakravarthy was up against Sri Lanka as his maiden international outing as he failed to make it to the playing XI during earlier series due to injury and fitness concerns.
