Varun Chakravarthy breaks into top 5 of T20I rankings after 5-wicket haul in Rajkot

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Varun Chakravarthy has climbed to No.5 in the latest T20I rankings after his stupendous showing in the ongoing five-match series against England.

The mystery spinner has jumped 25 places to garner his career-best rating points of 679. In three matches, Chakravarthy has taken 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.08 with a five-wicket haul to his name.

Chakravarthy also became the third Indian in Men’s T20Is to claim multiple five-wicket hauls after Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav. On Tuesday, Chakravarthy finished with figures of 4-0-24-5 as India restricted England to 171 for nine after opting to bowl first in the third T20I in Rajkot.

Chakravarthy got the wickets of opposition skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. But his spell went in vain as India lost by 26 runs, managing to score 145 for nine in their run-chase.

Latest ICC Rankings for T20I bowlers
Adil Rashid – 718 rating points

Akeal Hosein – 707 rating points

Wanindu Hasaranga – 698 rating points

Adam Zampa – 694 rating points

Varun Chakravarthy – 679 rating points (career-best)

Varun Chakravarthy making an impressive return in T20Is
The tweaker made his T20I debut back in 2021, but lost his place in the team after the Men’s T20 World Cup where India failed to go beyond the group stage. But since his comeback in the home series against Bangladesh back in October last year, Chakravarthy has been stupendous. Picking wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) helped him revive his international career.

Since staking his claim back in the national setup, Chakravarthy has taken 27 wickets from 10 matches. Back in November on the tour of South Africa, he had figures of 4-0-17-5 in the second T20I at the St George’s Park in Gqeberha, but India lost the match by three wickets. Chakravarthy is also the only bowler in T20Is with multiple five-wicket hauls in losing causes.

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