IND vs AFG: A series of three T20 International matches is being played between India and Afghanistan. The first match of this series has already taken place, in which India has won by seven wickets and taken the lead in the series.
Meanwhile, the second match is to be played on Tuesday, but before that, a shocking news has come out for Team India. Indian team’s star spin bowler Varun Chakraborty are injured and may be out of the remaining matches. However, no official update has been given by BCCI in this matter yet.
Varun Chakraborty recently returned to Team India after recovering from his injury. He also played in the first match of the India vs Afghanistan T20 series. In this match, Varun bowled 4 overs and gave only 16 runs and took 1 wicket.
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Meanwhile, it has come to light that Varun was injured during the match itself, but it has now been revealed. They will not be able to play the second match of the series, which is scheduled to be played on September 15. Then the third and final match will be held on September 17. There is a possibility that they might lose the third match as well, which is a matter of concern for the team.
Suspense also about playing in the Asian Games
After the completion of this Afghanistan series, the Indian team will go to participate in the Asian Games to be held in Japan. If Varun’s injury is serious, he might be out of it too. However, it is not yet clear how serious Varun’s injury is; How long he will be out of the team will be known only after his report comes. This is a matter of concern for Team India, as Varun is considered India’s main wicket-taker.
Varun was also injured in July
When Team India toured England in July, Varun was part of the squad and played in the match, but then got injured. Because of this, he was out of the team for almost three months. Now injured again after playing just one match, questions will also be raised about the performance of the Center of Excellence (CoE).
Not just Varun, in the past too several players have been out injured immediately after coming back fit from the CoE. Now it remains to be seen what decision BCCI takes in this matter.