Nagpur, Jan. 22 -- Speaking after India's win over New Zealand in the first T20I at Nagpur, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who took 2/37 in four overs during the game, looked a "little rusty" after a while of not getting game time with Men in Blue, but hailed him for being able to maintain a fine economy rate and positive body language even after being hit for runs.

Varun's spell of 2/37 in four overs, along with Arshdeep Singh's 1/31, helped India squeeze the Kiwis during a daunting chase of 239 runs, restricting them to 190/7 to give India a 1-0 lead in the series. Before this game, Varun had played a couple of games for Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), taking six wickets, ...