Mitchell santner on varun chakaravarthy: Who will be the new emperor of the Champions Trophy (Ind vs NZ Champions Trophy Final) – will India become the champion for the second time in 12 years? Or after 25 years, New Zealand will once again become the winner. Incidentally, 25 years ago, New Zealand won its first ICC title by defeating India. Although he had never reached the final of the Champions Trophy again after that, but he won his second ICC title by defeating India in the WTC Final. While India has decided the journey of the final while being undefered, New Zealand lost the only defeat of India last Sunday at this ground. While India defeated Australia in the semi -finals, New Zealand defeated South Africa in Lahore and has traveled for the finals.
This time both teams have shown a great game. But the largest X factor for India, Varun Chakraborty, Are. Varun did wonders with 5 wickets in the match played against Kiwi team in the stage group. Now there is a lot of expectations from Varun in this final too. At the same time, before the final, Mitchell Santner has spoken about Varun Chakraborty.
Mitchell Santner praises Varun Chakraborty
On the eve of the final match against India, Mitchell Santner praised the spinner for 33 years and even talked about his sharp arm-ball which baffled him in a group stage match. Kiwi captain said, “There is a little secret, but this was the first time some players were facing them .. I think they will learn. If the pitch plays in this way, it will be challenging to compete against them.”
On the other hand, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead also said that his team will have to make a good strategy to avoid Varun Chakraborty’s bowling. Stead told reporters here on Friday, “He had taken five wickets for 42 runs in the last match, so we have full hope that he will play. He is a very good bowler and in the last match against us, he presented a great sample of his skills. He is the biggest threat to us in this match.
He said, “So we have to focus our thinking on how we can thwart him and how to score against him.”