Varun Chakravarthy creates history, becomes the world's No. 1 bowler

Varun Chakravarthy ICC Rankings: Team India spinner Varun Chakravarthy received some good news during the Asia Cup. He has become the world's No. 1 T20 bowler. He is only the third Indian to reach the No. 1 ranking among T20 bowlers. He is preceded by Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi. Chakravarthy has surpassed New Zealand's Jacob Duffy, who now has 717 rating points. He has reached the top spot with 733 points. Besides Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi is the only Indian to break into the top 10 in the T20 rankings.

Ravi Bishnoi is now at number 8. Besides Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel is at 12th.

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Varun Chakravarthy created History

Varun Chakravarthy's rise to number 1 is a significant achievement. He is the first player from Tamil Nadu to reach number 1 in T20 cricket. Speaking of Varun Chakravarthy's T20 career, he has performed exceptionally well so far. The 34-year-old bowler made his T20 International debut in 2021.

He has played 20 T20 matches so far and has taken 35 wickets. Varun Chakravarthy's economy rate in T20 is only 6.83 and he has taken five wickets twice.

Trump Card in Asia Cup

Varun Chakravarthy is also Team India's trump card in the Asia Cup. Varun has taken two wickets in two matches, but his economy rate has been good. The important thing is that Varun Chakravarthy can bowl from the powerplay to the death overs.

Summary

The pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are spinner-friendly, and Varun can clearly wreak havoc there. Kuldeep Yadav has performed exceptionally well in the last two matches, taking seven wickets in two matches. He took four wickets against the UAE and three against Pakistan. Now, it remains to be seen what Varun Chakravarthy will do next.

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