IND vs NZ: varun chakravarthy scares New Zealand..!?

If new zealand wins the toss in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy, they will definitely choose to bat first, said former team coach Mike Hesson. He also pointed out that the main reason for that is varun Chakravarthy. The new zealand team will definitely plan for varun Chakravarthy. He pointed out that the team's batsmen would hesitate to face his bowling. varun chakravarthy has played only two matches in the 2025 Champions Trophy so far. varun chakravarthy got his first opportunity in the series when the indian team played against new zealand in the group stage. He was a threat to the new zealand team in that match. The indian team batted first and scored 249 runs in 50 overs.
The new zealand team had a chance to reach this small target. But, varun chakravarthy bowled brilliantly and took five wickets for 42 runs in 10 overs. After this, the new zealand team was all out for 25 runs. india won by 44 runs. In that match, new zealand batted second. At that time, the new zealand batsmen had a hard time facing the indian team's spin bowlers. But in the second semi-final, new zealand, who played against the South African team, batted first. Then, they played aggressively and scored 362 runs in 50 overs. When the South African team chased, they threatened them with their bowling and won. It was especially the spin bowlers that the new zealand team defeated south africa in that match. So, new zealand will try to use the same style against india in the final. But if india bats first, it will be very difficult for new zealand to chase. The run rate will be low and they will lose wickets because they will not be able to bat properly.

It will be a big challenge for the team to deal with varun Chakravarthy, who bowls unorthodoxly. Mike Hesson has indicated that new zealand will definitely choose to bat if they win the toss to avoid that.
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Sowmiya Sriram

07/03/2025 09:33 AM