IPL 2021: Varun Chakravarthy will be key for India, says Virat Kohli after KKR spinner shines vs RCB

IPL 2021: Virat Kohli lauded Varun Chakravarthy after the KKR spinner picked up 3 wickets in their 9-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore. Varun will be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup.

Virat Kohli on Monday heaped praise on Kolkata Knight Riders mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, saying he will be a key factor to India's chances when he dons the India blue jersey during the T20 World Cup. Kohli's comments came after Chakravarthy starred in KKR's 9-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 31 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Abu Dhabi.

Varun Chakravarthy continued his impressive run in the shortest format of the game, finishing with figures of 3/13 in 4 overs as he picked up the wickets of Glenn Maxwell, debutant Wanidu Hasaranga and Sachin Baby to break the back of RCB's batting unit just when the Australian all-rounder tried to rescue the innings after big guns Kohli (5) and AB de Villiers (0) failed to get going.