Erasmus praises Varun’s game-breaking spell

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus had no qualms in accepting that his batters did not stand a chance against the mystery spin of Varun Chakravarthy, whose skill was something that they had never seen in associate cricket. Chasing 210, Namibia kept themselves in the game till the powerplay. However, Chakravarthy was brought in the seventh over and struck on the very first ball with a googly. He ended up taking three wickets in 12 balls and for Erasmus, the game was done there.

“It’s mystery bowling. Yes, there’s leg-spin googly every now and again that you face, and people have become accustomed to that. It’s only in a few countries that they have guys like Varun, Mujeeb and these types of guys. “I don’t think there’s anyone in the associate cricket that bowls it. Honestly, I have to say that that was the game-breaker right there. It was really just a new skill that we’ve never seen,” Erasmus said after the 93-run loss to India on Thursday night.

Ahead of the game, Erasmus had spoken about the risk of his players being overawed by the occasion of playing hosts India in their own backyard. The stadium was expectedly packed and the fans made a lot of noise, an environment Erasmus and Co. Are not really familiar with. However, they gave a good account of themselves in patches. First they bowled well in the death overs to limit India to 209 before taking the attack to the home bowlers in the powerplay.