"Varun Chakravarthy is like The Office, predictable after three seasons!"- Fans roast KKR mystery spinner for poor form in IPL 2022
Varun Chakravarthy's poor form for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) continued as Rajasthan Royals (RR) posted a mammoth 217/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Although the pitch is good for batting, RR have arguably scored 15-20 runs more than the par score.
Jos Buttler continued his sensational form this season, scoring his second hundred. The Englishman and captain Sanju Samson took the KKR bowlers, especially Varun Chakravarthy, to the cleaners. Kolkata did pull things back with wickets towards the end, but Rajasthan seem to have got a match-winning total.
Fans on Twitter were disappointed to see Chakravarthy's indifferent bowling form. After his last outing against Hyderabad, where he gave away 45 runs in three overs, fans expected the mystery spinner to make a comeback. However, Chakravarthy's poor showing this season has continued.
Some fans even took a dig at him for his inconsistency. Here are some of the reactions:
Varun missing dk boy tamil tips behind the stumps.
You diffuse Umesh in PP, with Varun not bowling well, KKR becomes a one bowler attack, Narine. This is how it was supposed to be always. Just that Umesh's new ball value was something teams didn't anticipate early in the season. twitter.com/deep_extracove…
Varun Chakravarthy was doing well until
https://t.co/8RRie3KjPD
Varun Chakravarthy is under close scrutiny!
Varun Chakravarthy is biggest disappointment of this season @KKRiders
Please don't include him from next matches onwards KKR
The weakest retained player ever in IPL
Isse badhiya hota Gill, DK ya Tripathi mein se kisi ek ko retain karte
Varun Chakravarthy:
Give me freedom
Give me fire
Give me DK popa behind the stumps
Or else I'll retire
Badly missing Tamil Tips
.KKR let go off Kuldeep Yadav and kept Varun Chakravarthy 😂.
#IPL
varun chakravarthy who failed us badly in the T20 World Cup last year... Is no more mystery spinner....
#varunchakravarthy
#KKRvsRR
Varun Chakravarthy is like The Office.
Became predictable after 3 seasons.
The biggest mystery about Varun Chakravarthy's spin bowling is why exactly he is called a mystery spinner..🤔
I'm sorry but Varun Chakravarthy is just too overrated. Too much hype of a bowler.
Varun Chakravarthy right now🤣🤣 https://t.co/OjeJ7P7Gsn
KKR retained Varun Chakravarthy for 8 crores, they could have retained DK, Gill, Prasidh. Also Tripathi could have been retained as uncapped (4 crores).
#RRvKKR | #JosButtler | #RRvsKKR | #KKRvsRR | #KKRvRR https://t.co/OBujmqziXi
KKR deserve this type of hammering and thrashing for letting go the likes of Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh krishna and Shubhman gill and retaining the likes of Venky (with just experience of 10 good matches last year) And Chakravarthy
#RRvsKKR #IPL2022
Jos Buttler, Samson didn't let Varun Chakravarthy settle into rhythm
KKR captain Shreyas Iyer probably did the right thing by electing to bowl first, considering the dew factor. However, RR got off to a flying start, thanks to the IPL Orange Cap holder Buttler's exploits. The English star didn't spare any KKR pacer, forcing Iyer to introduce Chakravarthy in the powerplay.
However, the mystery spinner looked low on confidence after the thrashing he had received in his previous outing. Buttler piled more misery on the spinner as he smashed him all around the park.
Devdutt Padikkal's wicket was a chance for the KKR bowlers to apply the squeeze and bring the run rate down. However, captain Samson ensured that the momentum didn't swing Kolkata's way by playing some exquisite shots.
Buttler just kept on hitting the ball cleanly, bringing up his second hundred of the season. When Pat Cummins struck with the big wicket of Buttler, the other KKR bowlers also stepped up, and the run-scoring seemed to slow down.
However, some lusty blows from the in-form Shimron Hetmyer in the last over ensured Rajasthan got a few extra runs, keeping the dew in mind. KKR do have the firepower to chase down the big total. They have made a good start, reaching 93-1 after eight overs.
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