New Delhi. The five-match T20 series between India and England starts on March 12. For the same series, the selectors have replaced mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty in the Indian team. Varun Chakraborty has been selected in the Indian team for the second consecutive series, but it is believed that he may miss making the Indian team again. The reason behind this is his fitness.
Varun Chakraborty made a place in the Indian team on the basis of the IPL 2020 performance in the UAE before the tour of Australia, but due to injury, he could not travel to Australia and he made a chance to make his debut in T20 International cricket for the country. Was lost. Something similar seems to be before the series against England, as this time there is a fitness issue with Varun Chakraborty, due to which he may be out of the T20 team.
According to the Cricbuzz report, the availability of Varun Chakraborty for the upcoming T20I series against England is clouded by doubts. The reason behind this is that the 29-year-old spinner has not been able to perform well on the new fitness benchmark set for Indian players. Under the new fitness benchmark, you either have to complete the 2-kilometer run in 8.5 minutes or score 17.1 in the yo-yo test.
Varun Chakraborty, who performed brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL), may have to drop out of the team for the second time within five months. In this regard, Varun Chakraborty has told Cricbuzz that he has not yet received any official information from the board. 29-year-old Varun Chakraborty is currently training with the Kolkata team in Mumbai. Prior to this, he has spent three months at the National Cricket Academy.
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