After delivering his "Man of the Match" performance against England in the third T20I, Team India`s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy accepted that he bowled well but vowed to get better. In a game that was arguably decided by both side`s ability to churn out runs on a slow turf and a bowler`s ability to put a lid on the scoring rate.

India's spinner Varun Chakravarthy emphasised that despite the loss, the team remains focused on its strategy and long-term goals. With two matches left in the series, he believes there is still room to settle into a rhythm and experiment with different batting options.

Apart from Varma, Abhishek Sharma has been another bright spot for India, making a massive jump of 59 places to reach 40th. England's Liam Livingstone (up to 32nd) and Ben Duckett (up to 68th) were also significant movers, highlighting the strong performances of both sides in the high-stakes series.

England defeated India by 26 runs in the third T20I to keep the five-match series alive, making the scoreline 2-1. England set a target of 172 runs, which India could not chase down despite early fireworks from Abhishek Sharma.

Varun Chakravarthy had stupendous bowling figures of 4-0-24-5 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, but India went on to lose the Rajkot T20I against England by 26 runs.

Varun Chakravarthy said that England's bowlers got assistance from the Rajkot pitch, which got slower during India’s run-chase. India lost the third T20I by 26 runs at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches

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A sensational Varun Chakravarthy won the player of the match award despite India losing the 3rd T20I of the 5-match series. Chakravarthy took his wicket-tally to 10 in the series as he continued his incredible rise in his second stint in the Indian team.

A cluless Jofra Archer was left stunned after getting dismissed by Varun Chakravarty in Rajkot. Archer, who had his stumps rattled by the spinner asked his non-striker, if he actually had been bowled out.

Feel like Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav want to build Shami up slowly and Varun Chakravarthy is a far better bowler today than when he first made an impression, said veteran journalist and THE WEEK Consulting Editor,