Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) star Varun Chakravarthy has named his wishlist for wickets for the ongoing Indian Premier League season ahead of the crunch match against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. And Chakravarthy’s lost of wickets he wants to take in IPL 2025 includes two batters who will turn out for Mumbai Indians on Monday.
Asked about the batters he would most like to dismiss in IPL 2025, Chakravarthy said: “Definitely any batsman who is in great form. Players like Heinrich Klaasen, Nicholas Pooran, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Suryakumar Yadav—these guys are all the star players. I would be very happy if I could pick their wickets.”
The Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders game will pit five-time champions Mumbai, who are currently in the bottom of the IPL standings, against the defending champions, Kolkata.
He was asked in the interview by broadcaster JioStar what his big takeaway from playing in top-level cricket was.
“What I have learned till now is to just keep things very simple—don’t try to do something very different, don’t try to bowl a magic ball or create a magic moment. The most impactful thing you can do is stick to your basics, do them well, and execute them properly,” he said.
Chakravarthy also thanked Sunil Narine for the impact he had on his own growth at KKR.
“Now that I’ve played five years alongside him — this is my sixth year with him — we don’t need to communicate as much anymore. He doesn’t have to spoon-feed me. Whatever I can learn, I can just observe what he is doing. Of course, if I have doubts, I always go up to him and talk to him. We have always bowled well in tandem, and he has been the most valuable player in T20 cricket from the very beginning. Even this year, he will be the MVP,” he added.
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