IND vs ENG: Varun Chakaravarthy gets India call-up for ODI series against England with ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in mind

After his Player of the Series performance in the five-match T20I series against England, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been added to the Indian squad for the ODI series against England, with the Champions Trophy 2025 in mind. 

Since making a comeback to the Indian team last year, Varun Chakaravarthy has been dominating the Indian bowling charts in the shortest format with 31 wickets in 12 games, including two five-wicket hauls. In the T20I series against England, the Tamil Nadu spinner finished with 14 wickets, which including a fifer in Rajkot. 

“The Men’s Selection Committee has added Varun Chakaravarthy to India’s squad for the upcoming 3-match ODI series against England,” the BCCI said in a statement on Tuesday. 

The 33-year-old has already joined the ODI squad in Nagpur.

India’s updated squad for ODI series against England: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.