Varun played just one game in the 2019 season (Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com)
Varun Chakravarthy was the joint most expensive player at the IPL 2019 auction, being bought by KXIP for a staggering ₹8.4 crore. But the mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu was plagued by injury throughout the season, and featured in just one game - where he was absolutely thrashed by Sunil Narine.
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The pinch-hitter smashed Chakravarthy for 25 runs in his first IPL over; the youngster finished with figures of 1 for 36 in 3 overs.
He missed the rest of the season due to injury and hasn't featured in any game for Tamil Nadu recently either. He has absolutely no momentum and no past feats to inspire confidence in the team management to retain him.
Mystery spinners have been the most sought after players in the IPL, but many of them have proven to be bad buys. With a talented player like Mujeeb Ur Rahman already in the team, KXIP should have no problem in shipping Varun out and freeing up their budget.
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Shreyas is a cricket and Indian sports writer at Sportskeeda. He has over 6.5 years of experience and writes news, listicles, fantasy, and more.
Shreyas has always followed cricket and enjoys the aspect of the sport that leads to players having to adapt to different formats. ODI is his favorite format, but he hopes the rule of two new balls is scrapped. He has also played cricket and football at the school level.
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