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It’s been a different Varun Chakravarthy since he has come back to international cricket: Suryakumar Yadav | Cricket News

It’s been a different Varun Chakravarthy since he has come back to international cricket: Suryakumar Yadav | Cricket News

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India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been a different player since his comeback to international cricket, for he has become mentally tougher and plays with a smile on his face. Chakravarthy returned excellent figures of 5/42 in India’s convincing victory over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, which helped the team to top their group on way to the semifinals of the tournament. “The way he left in 2021 and the way he has come back, there are two different Varun Chakravarthys,” Suryakumar, the brand ambassador of Moha, told the media here at an event. Story continues below this ad “He has become a little tough mentally, yet he is smiling a lot and taking everything in his stride irrespective of what happens on the field which is very good from a cricketer’s point of view.” The selection of Chakravarthy, who did not feature in the first two group matches, proved to be a masterstroke. “I am really happy for him. He deserves everything (for) what he has …

Champions Trophy | Tale of 2 catches: NZ fielders Glenn Philips and Kane Williamson help restrict India to 249/9 | Cricket News

Champions Trophy | Tale of 2 catches: NZ fielders Glenn Philips and Kane Williamson help restrict India to 249/9 | Cricket News

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Glenn with the wind, dares like an eagle Before the match, Glenn Phillips was asked in the press conference about the incredible catches he takes. Jokingly, a reporter, wondered: ‘any particular glue stick you use?’ Philllips, the understated NZ cricketer that he is, said: “I think a great deal of luck comes involved. I wish I could say that I’ve got a special little glue tag that I use, but unfortunately, that’s not the case. If anything, my palms are more sweaty than anything else. Obviously comes down to a lot of hard work and doing the basics as much as I can and then sometimes luck just plays a good part in it.” If it is luck, Phillips must be like Domino in the Deadpool movie. On Sunday in Dubai, he pulled off another stunner in the ICC Champions Trophy. This one that left Virat Kohli awestruck in his 300th ODI. The Indian star absolutely belted a square cut to a short ball wide outside offstump, and the ball seemed to be flying towards …

Why Javed Miandad, R Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara are impressed with Shubman Gill’s batting | Cricket News

Why Javed Miandad, R Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara are impressed with Shubman Gill’s batting | Cricket News

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The wily old Javed Miandad was impressed. It’s a show from a year ago where Miandad asks upcoming cricketers from Pakistan to look and learn from Shubman Gill’s batting. And his wrists in particular. Miandad, whose street-cred is well established in India-Pakistan battles, gestures the wrist-break of Gill: he gestures how Gill powers the ball and gives it direction by snapping his wrists. On Sunday, another wily customer, the recently-retired R Ashwin, cued up two balls from Shubman Gill to talk about Gill’s hands, feet, and the smart brain. The first ball is when Gill moved down the track to lift Shaheen Afridi’s length delivery up and over the infield to the long-on boundary. Ashwin points to how close Gill’s hands are to his body, and how his feet get ready to move. It’s a shot replayed on YouTube shorts and in highlights packages, but Ashwin is more impressed with what followed. On paper, it’s just a flick for a single, that turns to two due to an overthrow, but it’s interesting to see why …