The Indian mystery spinner, Varun Chakravarthy has been touted as the X-Factor for the men in blue in the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman. He has been witnessing phenomenal outings in the last couple of seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Varun Chakravarthy has picked 32 wickets in 26 matches so far. In the ongoing season, he has picked 15 wickets in 13 matches and conceded a run at a miserly economy of 6.73. His low economy rate is one of the reasons behind Indian team management is desperate to have Chakravarthy against Pakistan on Sunday, October 24 in Dubai.

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Informing about Varun Chakravarthy, one of the sources of PTI in BCCI said, “Varun’s knees are not in the greatest condition. He is in pain and trusts me had it not been in a T20 World Cup, perhaps even Indian team management wouldn’t have taken the risk of playing him. To be 100 percent fit, he might later require an extensive rehab but right now, the focus will be on his pain management during T20 World Cup.”

It is understood that KKR medical team is keeping tabs on Varun’s injury alongside the BCCI medical team.

Explaining the same, a senior BCCI official said, “As far as I know, the KKR’s support staff has prepared an elaborate strength and conditioning chart for Varun, which is a part of his larger injury management program. He also is administered pain killer injections so that he can bowl his four overs without much difficulty. These are injections, till the time effect remains it helps the pain to subside. You can’t see it on TV, he looks in pain when he is not bowling and moving around the field.”

It is learned that Varun Chakravarthy has been advised not to dive while fielding so that it doesn’t aggravate his knees. He also has restricted sideways movement.

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Explaining the same, a senior player aware of teh situation said, “Good captains know how to hide a fielder who otherwise is good with his primary skills — batting or bowling. You need Varun to bowl his four overs, take the regulation catches that come his way. He is not expected to field like a Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) or Virat.”