Varun Chakaravarthy was asked to compare his teammates with famous structures in Middle East.
Mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy made comparisons of Indian cricketers with structures in the Middle East. From ex-India captain MS Dhoni to current India skipper Virat Kohli, Varun made some interesting points while comparing.
Chakaravarthy, who has a bachelor's degree in architecture, said Kohli would ideally be 'Burj Khalifa', the tallest building in the world, as he also has great stature in Indian cricket.
"Burj Khalifa? That's the tallest building in the world. (Comparison-wise) it has to be Virat Kohli. He's the biggest one, the captain of the side. Also because of the number of runs, he has scored," he said.
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The 30-year-old compared the iconic Burj al Arab building with Dhoni. "It's a really cool building in the sea (much like MSD)," he said. Dhoni is called as 'Captain Cool' for his calmness in tough situations on the field.
Chakaravarthy called Hardik Pandya the iconic 'Atlantis hotel building' for his style, and compared Jasprit Bumrah with the 'Dubai Frame' building. "It has to be Atlantis? very blingy, blingy hotel. Pandya wears lots of bling stuff. I've been with him for one tour and he likes to dress up nicely," he said.
"The middle stump is missing, the base is intact. So, it has to be Jasprit Bumrah," Chakaravarthy added.
For Rishabh Pant, the spinner found the twisty Cayan Tower the most suitable building. "I'll go with Rishabh for the Cayan tower because he twists himself when he plays the slog sweep? that's how he looks playing that shot," he said.
Chakaravarthy further compared the "Museum of Future" building with Suryakumar Yadav as the India batter is a treat to watch whenever he expresses himself while batting.
For Mohammad Shami he named the Aldar Headquarters building in Abu Dhabi, "because when he bowls, he presents the seam as straight as possible like this one (building)".
Chakaravarthy was later shown the image of an under-construction building next to the Cayan Tower, and he quickly pointed out that it looks like someone "probably trying to make a career (in cricket)."