India, March 8 -- Varun Chakaravarthy announced his arrival in style in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 when he returned with five wickets in a Group A encounter against New Zealand. Hence, it is no surprise that the Blackcaps captain Mitchell Santner is wary of the mystery spinner's threat ahead of the all-important summit clash, set to be played on Sunday, March 9.

Varun has played two matches in the 2025 edition of the eight-team tournament, scalping seven wickets. In the semi-final against Australia, Varun returned with two scalps, including the key wicket of Travis Head.

On the eve of the summit clash against India, Mitchell Santner praised the 33-year-old spinner and even talked about his fast arm-ball that bamboozled him in t...