‘I think Abhishek Sharma will play next match:Varun Chakravarthy says ‘India have the edge over Pakistan’

Ahead of the much-awaited India vs Pakistan clash, Varun Chakravarthy spoke to broadcasters after the match and shared his thoughts. The mystery spinner said that India holds a stronger advantage going into the big game against their archrivals. He expressed confidence in the team’s preparation and overall balance ahead of the contest. Varun also provided a positive update on star opener Abhishek Sharma. He confirmed that Abhishek is fit and available for selection in the upcoming match against Pakistan, which comes as a big boost for the Indian side. Meanwhile, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar spoke about Sanju Samson’s poor run of form. Gavaskar explained the possible reasons behind Samson’s struggles, pointing out areas where the batter needs to improve to regain his touch. ‘India has edge over Pakistan’ – Varun Chakravarthy After the match against Namibia, India’s premium mystery spinner, Varun Chakravarthy, opened up on Team India’s preparation against Pakistan in the upcomming clash on Sunday. He believes and says, “We have a strong spin attack, and I feel we have the edge over them. They are playing in these conditions back-to-back, so they might have an advantage in terms of familiarity. But as a group, we have had the better of them, and we are well prepared. Whenever you are playing any opponent in a World Cup, you need to keep your confidence high. You have to believe that you are the best in the world, that’s when you deliver in the biggest moments.” “At the international level, I don’t have the space to get my rhythm back. I need to be in rhythm from the very first ball. I’ve been working on that for a long time because I don’t want my first ball to be an easy one. From ball one, I have to be on target. I’ve also worked on making my variations quicker so that batters have less time to react. I’m working on my overspin. When the overspin comes out correctly, there is zip off the wicket and the ball skids off the pitch,” he added further on his bowling performance. Abhishek Sharma is likely to feature against Pakistan on Sunday After speaking all about the IND-PAK clash, he has emphasised Abhishek Sharma’s fitness update. He says, “I think he will play the next match,” Varun said after India beat Namibia to make it 10 wins on the trot in T20 World Cups. “I don’t know. As far as I have spoken to him, he looks good. He did some practice today. He said he is on the way.” Sunil Gavaskar detects Sanju Samson’s batting fault Sanju Samson, replacing Abhishek Sharma as an opener, played a cameo of 22 runs off 8 balls against Namibia. Meanwhile, India legend Sunil Gavaskar detected Sanju Samson’s batting fault and spoke about the issue Samson is facing with the bat in hand. He said, “Sanju Samson has a technical problem. He goes too deep in the crease and plays that flick shot. You can only hope he times it in the gap or it goes for a six.” “He needs to make improvements, especially when he opens against the new ball. Namibia were clever with their field placements. They set a field to get Samson out. But it was good that he hit some nice shots. That must have given him some confidence. If he plays the next match against Pakistan, he needs to spend more time at the crease,” Gavaskar concluded.