Veteran India spinner Varun Chakravarthy rated his match-winning spell in the first T20I against England in Kolkata as a’seven out of 10′ as well, claiming that he has more work to do on his bowling . Chakravarthy dismantled England’s batting order with a stunning bowling figures of 3 for 23.

“I am used to seeing such pitches in the IPL. It is for seamers, but the length I bowl is helpful, too. Keep it away from the batter’s arc, with the pitch holding a bit, I can succeed,” Varun Chakravarthy said after winning the Player of the Match award. “Every over, bowling to a batter like Jos Buttler and bowling at Eden Gardens are definitely challenging, but with God’s grace, I was successful. The last over was really challenging, but thankfully, I was successful.”

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Varun Chakravarthy also explained how he is adding more overspin on his deliveries, which also allows him to beat batters with bounce and dip, something which he was unable to achieve earlier by only side-spinning the ball as well.

“Extracting more bounce because I cannot beat the batter with side-spin and can do it only with bounce. Still more work to do. Only 7 out of 10 is what I rate my tonight’s performance. A lot to learn,” Chakravarthy added.

Team India will reach the second T20I encounter in Chennai on Saturday, January 25, with full of confidence after a strong start to the series as well.