Chakravarthy Becomes 1st-Ever Player To...
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Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run in international cricket with a terrific performance against England in third T20I.
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Chakravarthy shined with figures of 5/24, getting wickets of skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer.
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Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I side since his return to the set-up last year, having last played for India in 2021 before that.
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Since his return in 2024, Varun has played 10 matches, taking 27 wickets at an average of 10.96, an economy of 7.40 and best bowling figures of 5/17.
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After 16 overall games, he has taken 29 wickets at an average of 14.65, with an economy rate of 6.84.
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With his five-wicket haul, Chakravarthy has completed 10 wickets in the ongoing five-match series against England.
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He became the first player to take 10 wickets in a single bilateral T20I series between India and England.
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He also overtook Kuldeep Yadav (25 wickets) for most wickets by an Indian spinner in the 10-match stretch in T20Is.
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