Sunil Gavaskar calls Varun Chakaravarthy ‘a magician’, impressed with India spinner’s spell vs New Zealand

Speaking on JioHotstar, Gavaskar praised the KKR bowler's impact in the match. "Varun looked a little rusty, but that’s understandable. He picked up two wickets and the economy rate, when the batters are going hell-bent for leather, was pretty decent as well. The important thing is that his body language was good. Often, you know, his body language, sometimes when he’s taken for a few runs, can be a little bit down. That didn’t happen," he said.

Defending a target of 239 runs, India restricted New Zealand to 190/7 in 20 overs, and even all-rounder Shivam Dube took two wickets. Meanwhile, Glenn Phillips smacked 78 off 40 balls for the visitors. On the other hand, Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 84 saw India post 238/7 in 20 overs.

Apart from Abhishek, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya also made useful contributions with the bat. Rinku smacked an unbeaten knock of 44* off 20 balls. Meanwhile, Suryakumar got 32 off 22 balls and Hardik clattered 25 off 16 deliveries.

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