Dubai, March 3 -- After registering a win over New Zealand in the last group stage match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai on Sunday, star India all-rounder Axar Patel heaped praise on mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy for his five-wicket haul on his Champions Trophy debut.

Varun bowled exceptionally well and was awarded Player of the Match for his brilliant performance. The 33-year-old snapped five in his spell of 10 overs, where he conceded 42 runs.

Axar too had a good day with the bat and while bowling. In the first innings, the Men in Blue were struggling at 30/3 in 6.4 overs when the left-hand batter came out to bat in the middle along with Shreyas Iyer.

Both batters stitched a partnership of 98 runs from 136 ball...