Analysing varun

Sanjay Bangar: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar has advised mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy to bowl fuller lengths and target the stumps as India gear up to face West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.

Analysing Varun’s performances in the Super 8s, Bangar felt the spinner was slightly off his optimal length, particularly in matches where opposition batters were able to line him up.

“Against Zimbabwe, a majority of his deliveries were back of a length, and many of the boundaries came from that area. If he pushes the ball a little fuller and attacks the stumps, that’s where Varun is most dangerous. That has been one of Varun Chakaravarthy’s strengths; if the batsman misses, he is either trapped leg before wicket or bowled," Bangar told Jio Hotstar.