Explained: Why Varun Chakravarthy Is Missing the ENG vs IND 4th T20I?

The fourth T20I between India and England is being played at the County Ground, Bristol. Team India came into this series as one of the best T20 teams in the world but are currently trailing 0-2 and face a must-win situation to stay alive in this series.

However, the Men in Blue have suffered a massive blow even before the start of this match. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who is a key part of India's bowling line-up has been ruled out of this match.

Why Varun Chakravarthy is Not Playing Today in 4th T20I?

India captain Shreyas Iyer announced at the toss that Varun Chakravarthy is not playing the fourth T20I match against England due to a hamstring injury. This has forced India to bring in the off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar as Varun Chakravarthy replacement.

With no Chakravarthy, India's bowling attack looks bleak in this do-or-die match. His mystery spin is crucial to India's bowling plans in the middle overs. Even though he hasn't been in good form lately, he remains one of the best T20 bowlers to have played the game.
Varun Chakravarthy injury also rules him out of the fifth T20I match, ensuring a bigger problem for the Men in Blue. They will hope that Sundar fills in this role well enough to keep the England batters quiet.

India Go With Similar Bowling Combination

Team India has decided to go with a similar combination in the ENG vs IND 4th T20I as the last match. Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav and Prasidh Krishna are the fast bowlers while Washington Sundar and Axar Patel will handle the spin bowling duties.

Both Sundar and Axar are all-rounders, which means that India will bat deep in this game. The Men in Blue face a daunting task to win this match at any cost after under-par performances in the last two matches.

The performance in the third T20I was particularly disappointing as the visitors lost by a massive margin of 125 runs. Shreyas Iyer, who is yet to win a match as the captain, will hope that things turn around in the ongoing match.