Hours after being named in India’s squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Varun Chakravarthy suffered an injury that ruled him out of the third and final ODI against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (February 12).
Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir dropped Yashasvi Jaiswal to bring in his KKR student Varun Chakravarthy into the final squad for the upcoming prestigious tournament. But it seems that Gambhir’s planning is all set to backfire, as Varun was ruled out of the Ahmedabad ODI due to a sore calf.
Varun Chakravarthy ruled out of the Ahmedabad ODI against England
After losing the toss for the 10th consecutive time in the ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma confirmed that Varun Chakravarthy has a sore calf, due to which the leg-spinner could not take part in the third and final ODI against England in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
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Well, the Men in Blue have made three changes to their playing XI, as they rested Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami for the Ahmedabad ODI, and they have been replaced by Washington Sundar and Arshdeep Singh. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav came in place of Varun in the playing XI.
Rohit Sharma said at the toss: “I wanted to bat first and put runs on the board because we bowled first in the last two games. It was important for us to get a win in the last game. The fielders portrayed themselves well in the last two games, a lot of young blood. We want to continue to do well in the field.
“They are pretty new in their careers so we want to keep the pressure away from them. let them do their own and they have got a lot of potential. We have made some changes – Jadeja and Shami have been rested, unfortunately Varun has a sore calf. So, Washi, Kuldeep and Arshdeep come into the side.”
To be continued..