After forcing the Control Board of Control for Cricket in India to take him to the ODI series against England, Varun Chakravarni earned his first hat in the 50 -over format in international cricket on Sunday. Varun made his debut as India took England in the second ODI of the series in Cuttack. At the age of 33, Kolkata Knight Riders Star also scripted history in this process, which became the oldest player in India’s history, who made his debut in OD cricket, counting the country’s first one day match in 1974 Did not do
Overall, it is a Purocating Engineer, who finishes number 1 in the list of oldest ODI debuts for India. He made his debut in 1974 at the age of 36 years and 138 days.
Varun was a late extra for the Indian squad for the ODI series against England, as well as Ajit Agrakar -led selection committee added spinner after watching its exemplary show against similar opponents in the T20I series. Nevertheless, there was no place for spinner in the first ODI in Nagpur. However, against England in the second OD, Kuldeep Yadav was sacrificed to make a place for Chakravarti.
For India, Virat Kohli returned after recovering from a knee and Yashasvi Jaiswal was rescued, while Chakravarti made his debut. For England, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, and Jamie returned to play Overton.
England captain Butler said during the toss, “We are going to bat first today. We are insisting in the right direction, playing better for a long time and hopefully today is a good day. Looks a little drought.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said during the toss, “It was a good performance in the first game. That was the love. Despite not being on the field for a while, the energy was very good. It was fantastic to see after losing two wickets. Shreyas proud of that intention and attitude and also do not forget Shubman and Exer’s contribution.
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