Did Yuzvendra Chahal deserve a place on Varun Chakravarthy in England Odis? Sangar Bangar explains

Former cricket player Sanjay Bangar asked if India should have been going with Yuzvendra Chahal on Varun Chakravarthy for the Odi series against England. On Tuesday, India added Chakravarty to his ODI team after the tweaker won the series player prize with 14 counters and five counters in the T20i series of five games against the men of Jos Buttler.

Bangar, the former striker of India, said that if India needed another wrist sponsor alongside Kuldeep Yadav, they would have thought of Chahal. Interesting, Kuldeep also returned after a long injury The layoff that prevented him from the Indian team since the Bengaluru test against New Zealand in October 2024.

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“T20 is a format that suits Varun and the question that comes to mind is what is the future for Chahal, which has a very good assessment even in the 50 format. So, if the team wanted to have a Another spinner on the wrist, I am sure that the selectors would have discussed the name of Chahal.

“But it is difficult to comment from the outside of what would be the preference of the team, what they think and what management prefers. So, in the end, everything comes down to that, “said Bangar, responding to today’s request on the Star Sports media round table.

Chakravarthy burst into the configuration of the ODI with the Champions Trophy which will start on February 19 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (water).

‘Chahal still quite good’

Bangar also said that Chahal always had the potential to play at the highest level for India. In 72 ODI since its beginnings in 2016, the leg spinner picked up 121 counters, but it did not play in the format of 50 since the series against New Zealand in January 2023.

“I believe that Chahal is always fairly good because, in the longer format, you must have quisors with a cunning and which can beat the strikers in the air, and not necessarily on the surface. So, it would have been a very close call between Chahal and Varun, but the management of the team and the selectors thought that Varun could be the man in good shape, and he could also do the work for the team, “added Bangar.

The campaign of India in the Champions Trophy begins on February 20 against the Bangladesh of Najmul Hossain Shanto at the Dubai International Stadium.

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