Varun Chakaravarthy wins mind game against Australia's Tim David, dismisses him cheaply

Varun Chakaravarthy Wins Mind Game Against Australia's Tim David

During the second T20I at the MCG in Melbourne, Varun Chakaravarthy and Tim David engaged in a battle of wits. Australia was chasing 126 runs on a Friday, with David coming in to bat after captain Mitchell Marsh was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav in the 8th over.

At that point, Australia appeared in control, needing just 39 runs from 12 overs. However, the Indian spinners created pressure. Chakaravarthy, who had already taken Travis Head’s wicket, set an attacking field with Tilak Varma positioned at forward short-leg. David, noticing Varma's close proximity, laughed, recognizing this as a psychological tactic from India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

David responded by walking away as Chakaravarthy began his run-up to bowl the next delivery. The leg-spinner refused to bowl that ball in return, leading to amusement from Suryakumar and the commentators alike.

David eventually scored off the following ball with a push to mid-off, but Chakaravarthy claimed the decisive wicket shortly after. David chipped a shot straight back to the bowler, who took a simple catch to end his innings cheaply.

"Chakaravarthy had the last laugh when he got another crack at the hard-hitting batter. David chipped it straight back to Chakaravarthy, who made no mistakes in gobbling up the simple catch."

Author's summary: Varun Chakaravarthy cleverly outmaneuvered Tim David in a strategic duel, leading to the Australian batter's quick dismissal in the second T20I.

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Hindustan Times Hindustan Times — 2025-10-31

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