Champions trophy: In the last group match of the Champions Trophy, on Sunday defeated the strong New Zealand team by 44 runs in India. With winning this match, Team India has secured the first position in the group. India’s team has been invincible by winning all three matches in the group stage. In the match played against New Zealand, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma did a trick in which the strong team of New Zealand got stuck and suffered the first defeat in the tournament.
Gambhir and Rohit had a master stroke to feed Varun Chakraborty in this match and both of them worked. The entire New Zealand team was stuck in Varun’s spinning balls and India won all three matches and entered the semi -finals with Shaan. Now India is to face Australia tomorrow in the semi -finals. After this bowling of Varun, the tension of the Australian team has also increased. Australia’s batsmen have been struggling in front of the spin bowling.
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma’s master stroke
During the match played against New Zealand, Team India landed with four spinners. In this match, head coaches Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma increased the difficulties of New Zealand by making Varun Chakraborty’s entry. Fast bowler Harshit Rana had to sit out to include Varun Chakraborty in the team. This was a risky master stroke but this strategy of Team India worked.
Apart from Varun Chakraborty, there were already three other spinners in Team India. Varun Chakraborty was also included despite Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja being in the team. Varun Chakraborty’s leg spin bowling stuck the entire New Zealand team and India qualified for the semi -finals while topping Group A.
Varun Chakraborty’s cyclone in Dubai
On the Dubai ground, Varun Chakraborty showed such a cyclone that the entire team of New Zealand was all out for just 205 runs in 45.3 overs and India won the match by 44 runs. Varun Chakraborty took five wickets, giving 42 runs in his 10 overs. Varun Chakraborty broke New Zealand’s team’s back, making New Zealand’s dangerous opener Bill Young, Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry their victims.
On the Dubai ground, spin bowling was such a havoc that the New Zealand batsmen did not have the answer. During this match, fast bowler all -rounder Hardik Pandya could take only one wicket while the remaining nine wickets were achieved by spin bowlers. Apart from Varun Chakraborty’s five wickets, Kuldeep Yadav took two and Akshar and Jadeja took one wicket each.
Varun’s bowling increased Australia’s tension
Spinners are getting a lot of turn on the Dubai ground and India is the only team that has to play all their matches here. Team India confident on the spinners more than the fast bowlers, which has also benefited. After this success of the spin bowlers, the tension of the Australian team would also have increased as the semi -final match is to be played tomorrow in Dubai itself.
After a spectacular performance against New Zealand, Varun Chakraborty is now considered to be playing in the semi -final match. The Indian team can also field against Australia with four spin bowlers.
Varun Chakraborty decided to play semi -finals
Even if the team management decided to land with three spin bowlers, Varun Chakraborty is believed to be playing. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav may have to sit outside. Australia batsmen play fast bowlers comfortably, but they have difficulty in fighting spin bowling. In such a situation, India’s spin bowling can become a big problem for Australia in the semi -finals. Many veteran bowlers are not included in the Australia team and due to this, India is being considered stronger in the semi -finals.
