Varun Chakravarthy likely to miss out on a potential India debut for the second time

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy is likely to miss out on a potential India debut in the T20I series against England. The new fitness guidelines require players to either complete a 2km run in 8.5 minutes or score 17.1 in the Yo-Yo test. Chakravarthy was previously selected for the T20I squad for Australia's tour based on his impressive performances in the IPL 2020. However, the spinner pulled out of the tour due to an injury in the right shoulder.

Varun was fast-tracked across all the systems due to his unique ability with the ball

The Tamil Nadu bowler played in 13 matches in IPL 2020 and claimed 17 wickets. His fitness has often been under the radar as he is an exceptional bowler who hasn't come through the ranks. Varun was fast-tracked across all the systems due to his unique ability with the ball. He has played only one first-class, and 9 List A matches for Tamil Nadu so far. Surprisingly, he is not part of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, as the TNCA considers him a T20 specialist. But the selectors did not pick the spinner for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament either.

Varun had almost quit cricket for years after school and commenced a career in architecture. In his mid-20s, Varun made a comeback to the cricket field as a mystery spinner after working hard on his bowling in tennis ball cricket. Soon, he jumped from playing fourth division in the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association League to becoming a star bowler in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. From there, Varun was selected by Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2019. However, he could only play one game due to injury issues. Since then, he shifted to Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2020, which proved to be a great opportunity.

India and England will face each other in five T20Is from March 12 to 20. All the games of the shortest format are going to take place in Ahmedabad.

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