India-Aus tour: Varun Chakravarthy earns maiden national call-up on good IPL show

Varun Chakravarthy on Monday was selected into the India T20 team for the tour of Australia on the basis of imposing performances in the ongoing T20 league
Varun has bagged 12 wickets, including a five-wicket haul, in 11 matches
Varun has bagged 12 wickets, including a five-wicket haul, in 11 matchesImage source: Twitter

Indian Premier League (IPL) star leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Monday was selected into the India T20 team for the tour of Australia on the basis of imposing performances in the ongoing T20 league where he has bagged 12 wickets, including a five-wicket haul, in 11 matches.

The 29-year-old who plays from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), first hit the spotlight after he was picked by Kings XI Punjab ahead of last season for Rs.8.4 crore but he managed to play only one game.

Chakravarthy, who was born in Bidar, Karnataka, but comes from Thanjavur, took five for 20 on Saturday against Delhi Capitals although he has been economical throughout the season. No wonder CSK were desperate for Chakravarthy and fought till the end for the spinner until Kings XI Punjab outbid CSK and others ahead of 2019 IPL, picking him for Rs 8.4 crore. Tamil Nadu's Chakravarthy, who has got a second wind this IPL season after missing the last season -- his first -- due to an injury, has consistently picked wickets that shows his class.

The schedule of the Australia is yet to be declared but it is slated to be played between November 27 and January 19.

Squads:

India T20I: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy

Test: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha and Rishabh Pant (wicket-keepers), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj

ODI: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur

(With inputs from IANS)

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