India, Feb. 4 -- Following his heroics in the recently concluded T20I series against England, in-form mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy joined India's training camp in Nagpur ahead of the ODI series against the 2019 world champions. Chakaravarthy was not initially picked for the three-match ODI contest against England, yet he was seen bowling in the nets on Tuesday, which instantly sparked questions about whether the bowler was on the verge of making the Champions Trophy squad. However, as it reportedly stands, India head coach Gautam Gambhir was behind the move, with the Champions Trophy spot still up for discussion with chief selector Ajit Agarkar.

According to a report in the PTI, Gambhir wanted Chakaravarthy to "keep up the momentu...