Varun Chakaravarthy and Riyan Parag - (Source: ScreenGrab/Hotstar)
Varun Chakaravarthy regained his lost mojo against the Rajasthan Royals as he picked up three wickets and uplifted the Eden Gardens’ crowd, who turned up in thousands to support their franchise.
Notably, KKR have got off to their 2nd worst IPL start as the Ajinkya Rahane-led side are 10th on the table with just a solitary point, which too came because of a rain delay. Talking about the ongoing fixture, RR, batting first, were reduced to 120/5, and all the wickets were taken by spinners.
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Shedding light on Varun Chakaravarthy, he drew the first blood when he got rid of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored a brilliant 46 and missed out on his fifty by just four runs. Eventually, the 34-year-old also got Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag out to finish with figures of 3/14 in four overs.
The tournament did not start as per expectations for Varun Chakaravarthy, but a little break got him back to his finest performance. Among the three wickets he picked today, his best ball was the one that sent Riyan Parag back in the pavilion.
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Notably, Varun’s peach of a delivery rattled Parag’s furniture and a lot followed after that dismissal.
Varun Chakaravarthy Gives A Solid Send-Off To Riyan Parag
On the 4th ball of the 15th over, Riyan Parag got his furniture rattled. Varun Chakaravarthy was in awe of his magical delivery and was pumped up after the dismissal. The right-arm spinner jumped in the air and showed aggression, which is rare coming from him.
Not just aggression, but Varun also said a few things to Riyan Parag, who didn’t pay heed to it and returned to the pavillion after scoring 12 (14). The reason behind such celebration was that Parag reversed scoop the KKR spinner for a four on the previous delivery.
Riyan Parag Off To A Troubling Start In IPL 2026
Riyan Parag, who is the newly-appointed RR captain, has got off to the perfect start as RR captain as the 2008 IPL winners are placed 3rd on the table with 8 points in five matches.
However, on individual level, Riyan Parag is having a season to forget. Notably, the right-handed batter has scored just 60 runs in six innings, drawing a lot of criticism and the fans even asking his resignation as a skipper to focus on his batting.
Talking about the ongoing match, at the time of writing this article, RR finished their innings with 154 runs on the board. The Royals are searching for a win as they are fresh off a defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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