After winning the three-match ODI series 2-1, Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team took on hosts Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday (25 July).
Despite losing a few early wickets, skipper Dhawan along with the in-form batsman Suryakumar Yadav bailed India out of trouble as they managed to post a total of 164/5 in their quota of 20 overs and ended up winning the match by 38 runs, thanks to Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 4-22.
The 29-year-old leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy who represented the two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2021, made his India debut in the first T20 international against hosts Sri Lanka.
Chakravarthy had a good debut as not only did he complete his quota of 4 overs but also picked his maiden wicket of the Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka in the match as at the end of the match his figures read 1-28 (4) with a decent economy of 7.
MS Dhoni dons Team India’s retro jersey during an advertisement shoot; pictures go viral
The mystery spinner was really happy to don the Indian jersey after quite a journey and expressed his delight on Twitter along with a couple of his snaps in the current retro jersey the Indian team is wearing on the ongoing Sri Lanka tour.
“Its been some journey from wearing a formal shirt (Architect) to donning the INDIAN jersey..with little highs & many lows, but the journey has been very beautiful than the destination, will keep marching ahead irrespective of the results. Thank you all. The journey goes on,” Chakravarthy wrote on Twitter.
Have a look at Varun Chakravarthy’s tweet:
Its been some journey from wearing a formal shirt (Architect) to donning the INDIAN jersey..with little highs & many lows, but the journey has been very beautiful than the destination, will keep marching ahead irrespective of the results.Thank you all. The journey goes on.???????????? pic.twitter.com/G2E4LTzUmC
— Varun Chakaravarthy (@chakaravarthy29) July 26, 2021
