Varun Chakravarthy poses with the Champions Trophy. (chakaravarthyvarun/ Instagram)Varun Chakravarthy, who played a vital part in India’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign by taking 2 wickets in the final against New Zealand, posted some photos with the silverware with an interesting caption. “A lot of distance was travelled to get a taste of this Cup !!,” he posted on Instagram with two winking emojis.
The caption appeared to take a cheeky dig at the people who suggested that India had an unfair advantage in the Champions Trophy, having all their matches in Dubai while other teams had to travel from Pakistan to the UAE.
After the second semifinal, South Africa’s David Miller, lashed out at the ICC over scheduling after the Proteas were knocked out of the tournament following a 50-run loss to New Zealand on Wednesday.
The schedule of the Champions Trophy led both Australia and South Africa to travel to Dubai from Pakistan after the group stage to prepare for the potential semi-final clash against India.
But when the Rohit Sharma men beat the Kiwis in their last group game, setting up a semi-final clash with Australia, the South African team had to fly back to Pakistan for their semi-final match against New Zealand.
“It’s only an hour and 40 minute flight, but the fact that we had to do that was not ideal,” Miller had said after South Africa’s exit from the tournament. The South African team left for Dubai from Karachi on Sunday afternoon and was back in Lahore on Monday.
South African top-order batter Rassie van der Dussen and former Australia skipper Pat Cummins, had also said India are in an advantageous position as they have played all their games at one venue while other teams have had to travel to different venues in Pakistan.
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