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Good news for the Indian cricket team as Varun Chakravarthy has joined the squad ahead of India’s first match against England. India will begin their England tour tomorrow with a 5-match T20I series starting from July 1.scheduled tribe T20I of the tour, Varun Chakravarthy was seen having a practice session with the team.
According to reports, the spinner was looking absolutely fine and without any problem during the training session. He missed the 2-match T20I series against Ireland after suffering a toe injury while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League.
Varun suffered a toe injury during the match with KKR in the IPL 2026 season. Later it was found that the experienced spinner had a hairline fracture in his toe. Due to injury he remained out of the field for several weeks.
Varun Chakraborty is ready to make a comeback
Since the conclusion of KKR’s IPL 2026 campaign, Varun Chakravarthy has not participated in any matches. Varun Chakravarthy’s last international match for India was a T20 International (T20I) against New Zealand during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final on March 8, 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
This mystery spinner played a vital role in India’s World Cup winning campaign. For most of the IPL 2026 season, the 34-year-old’s form was far from his best. While he started to pick up some pace and take wickets, a left toe injury cut his run short. If things go well, it is expected that he will make a comeback in the Indian cricket team during the series against hosts England.
Will India go with double spinners to face England?
In the last match of the Ireland series, Axar Patel was the only regular spinner in the playing combination. Patel’s presence proved to be useless as the spin bowling all-rounder’s performance with ball and bat was not good. With a 1-run defeat in the second match, India suffered a rare series defeat against Ireland 0–2.
The team, which has won the T20 World Cup multiple times, will be eyeing the five-match T20I series against England as an ideal platform to make a strong comeback. After the series defeat against Ireland, the Indian team management may make some changes in its playing combination. Varun Chakraborty can also be a starter.
If Varun is included in the playing combination, will the team management keep another spinner, Axar Patel, in the line-up, or would they like to go with double spinners in the first match at the Riverside ground in Chester-le-Street? Some of these questions remain surrounding the potential game composition of the Men in Blue.
Eyes will also be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi
The England series will be important for Shreyas Iyer, who will replace 2026 T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav, especially after the loss to Ireland. India’s shocking defeat against the Ireland cricket team was due to poor batting in both the matches.
Along with Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will also be on the radar as the 15-year-old awaits his debut for the senior national cricket team.