I feel nice when a leg spinner does well, healthy competition in Team India: Varun Chakravarthy

The
30-year-old
leg-spinner
also
said
that
the
current
competition
does
not
put
any
pressure
on
him
as
far
as
a
national
team
spot
is
concerned.

“I
see
it
as
healthy
competition.
I
messaged
Yuzi
also,
the
way
he
bowled,
he
is
in
an
amazing
form
right
now,
Ravi
Bishnoi
is
bowling
brilliantly,
and
Kuldeep
is
doing
very
well
for
his
team,
Rahul
Chahar
is
brilliant.
I
just
feel
nice
when
a
leg
spinner
does
well.”

Chakravarthy
also
claimed
that
he
is
not
worried
about
a
rather
quiet
start
to
this
IPL
season
and
is
banking
on
a
new
variation
to
become
an
improved
bowler.

The
30-year-old
leg-spinner
was
the
highest
wicket-taker
for
KKR
last
season
with
18
wickets
from
17
matches
and
this
season,
he
has
got
just
four
wickets
from
five
games.

“It
is
bound
to
happen,
people
will
have
plans
against
me.
Last
year
in
the
Indian
leg,
I
had
six
to
seven
wickets
in
seven
matches.
Later
on,
I
picked
up
more
wickets,
so
you
cannot
predict
how
many
wickets
you
are
going
to
get,”
Chakravarthy
said.

“I
am
working
on
a
new
variation
which
I
am
looking
forward
to
bowl
more.
If
it
starts
clicking
well
it
will
definitely
add
a
new
dimension
to
my
game,”
he
said
ahead
of
KKR’s
match
against
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
on
Friday
(April
15).

Asked
further
about
the
new
variation,
he
said,
“I
am
working
on
a
leg
spin.
I
have
been
working
for
it
in
the
last
two
years.
I
have
bowled
in
a
few
matches
and
I
have
got
a
wicket
out
of
that
also.

“I
need
to
be
a
little
more
confident
(bowling
the
new
variation)
and
start
bowling
it
more.”
An
injury-prone
Chakravarthy
returned
to
competitive
cricket
in
the
IPL
after
featuring
in
the
T20
World
Cup
last
year
when
he
failed
to
pick
a
wicket
before
being
sidelined
due
to
a
calf
injury.

“I
was
at
the
NCA
for
the
treatment
of
my
injury.
Now
it
is
resolved
very
well.
I
could
take
the
field
without
any
painkiller.
So,
I
am
feeling
fitter
and
that
has
helped
me
to
bowl
a
lot
better.”

Asked
what
kind
of
adjustments
he
used
to
make
on
wickets
that
favour
batsmen,
he
said,
“Stick
to
your
basic
plan,
stick
to
your
strength
rather
than
focussing
on
the
batsmen.
So,
to
change
the
mental
set-up.”

He
considers
Afghanistan
star
and
Gujarat
Titans
player
Rashid
Khan
as
the
best
spinner
currently
in
world
cricket.
“In
cricket,
you
are
bound
to
be
hit.
The
best
spinner
right
now
is
Rashid
(Khan)
and
even
though
he
has
gone
for
runs
(in
some
matches)
but
he
is
still
the
best.

“It
happens
in
a
few
matches,
you
will
have
a
bad
day
and
you
just
need
to
bounce
back.”
He
also
said
that
he
shares
a
special
relationship
with
his
fellow
spinner
in
the
KKR
team,
Sunil
Narine
of
West
Indies.

“Sunil
is
like
a
big
brother
to
me.
If
I
go
through
a
lean
patch
he
will
come
to
me
and
talk
to
me.
He
has
also
shared
with
me
personal
things
about
which
he
is
vulnerable.

“It
is
great
of
such
a
legend
to
talk
to
me
about
such
things,
to
let
me
know
he
is
vulnerable
and
he
also
goes
through
lean
patches
and
tough
times.
So,
talking
to
him
gives
you
confidence
and
reinforces
self-belief.”