Varun Chakravarthy Performance: The recent performance of Team India spinner Varun Chakravarthy is raising concerns. After proving expensive in the initial matches of IPL 2026, questions are being raised about their place in the race for the 2027 ODI World Cup. The statistics also tell the story of his poor form.
The Indian cricket team has been waiting to win the ODI World Cup since 2011. On April 2, 15 years of that historic victory were completed, when Team India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup title.
Now the eyes are on the next ODI World Cup to be held in 2027. The team management is gradually preparing the combination of players for that tournament. But meanwhile, the performance of some players has started a new debate regarding the selection. After fast bowler Mohammed Shami, now the name of spinner Varun Chakraborty also seems to be under question.
Made special identity with mystery spin
In the last few years, Varun Chakraborty has made a special mark with his mystery spin. Especially his performance in IPL had brought him into the limelight. He had an important contribution in making Kolkata Knight Riders champions in 2024. After this, when Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India, Varun returned to the national team. Although Varun has mainly been a player in the T20 format, he also got a chance in the ODI team and performed well in the initial matches.
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Played an important role in Champions Trophy
Varun Chakravarthy made his ODI debut in 2025 and made an impact in the first few matches. When India won the ICC Champions Trophy, Varun was also among the bowlers who took the most wickets for the team. In this tournament, both Varun and Mohammed Shami took 9-9 wickets. At that time it was believed that Varun could become an important bowler of the team in the upcoming big tournaments.
Recent performance increased concern
But Varun’s performance in the last few weeks has not been as per expectations. Since the Super-8 stage of the T20 World Cup, he is continuously proving to be expensive.
His performance in the initial matches of IPL 2026 was also disappointing. In the match against Mumbai Indians, he gave away 48 runs in 4 overs. Whereas against Sun Riser Hyderabad, they gave away 31 runs in just 2 overs. After this the captain did not give him a chance to bowl again.
Statistics are also warning
If we look at recent figures, the picture becomes clearer. In the last 7 T20 matches, Varun has bowled a total of 25 overs and has conceded 304 runs during this period. This means that his economy rate has been more than 12. He has got only 5 wickets in so many overs. These figures show that he is neither able to stop runs nor take wickets regularly.
Can we be out of the race for the 2027 World Cup?
Cricket experts believe that there is still a long time left and the players can also return to form. But if his performance does not improve in the coming matches, his place in Team India may be in danger. Not only this, if the current form continues, questions may be raised on his place in the playing-11 of Kolkata Knight Riders. The team management will now focus on those players who are consistently performing well and can become strong options for the 2027 World Cup.
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