‘I Wish I Had Paid A PR Agency’, KKR Spinner Varun Chakravarthy Takes Dig At BCCI Selectors After India Snub
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders star spinner Varun Chakravarthy shared a cryptic message on Instagram after the Tamil Nadu cricketer was omitted from India’s 15-member squad for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe starting next month. Chakravarthy, who last played for India in 2021, finished second among the highest wicket-takers in IPL 2024 with 21 scalps to his name.
Soon after the BCCI announced the team for the Zimbabwe tour, Chakravarthy took to Instagram story and wrote, “I wish I had paid a PR agency.”
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Interestingly, BCCI picked four fresh faces in the Indian squad namely Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Tushar Deshpande and Nitish Kumar Reddy. With the kind of show Chakravarthy put up in KKR’s title-winning campaign, it was expected the right-arm off-spinner would get a chance against Zimbabwe.
Chakravarthy first came into limelight after his super show with the ball in IPL 2021. The same year he made the Indian team and also played in the T20 World Cup in Dubai. However, it turned out to be a disaster for him and the Indian team. His last game for India came against Scotland in that edition.
Chakravarthy didn’t stop there. In another Instagram story, the KKR spinner posted, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”
Meanwhile, with majority of the senior players being rested, the BCCI has named Shubman Gill as the captain of the side. The Zimbabwe tour comprises five T20 Internationals, beginning July 6. Also featuring in the 15-member squad are Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who were on the bench during the T20 World Cup.
India’s squad for T20I series against Zimbabwe: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.