India, March 2 -- Varun Chakaravarthy stole the show in just his second ODI as he returned with a five-wicket haul in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Varun bowled a probing spell, and the New Zealand batters had no answers to his guile and deception. After the game, the 33-year-old revealed how Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma helped calm his nerves through the match.

The mystery spinner returned with the figures of 5/42 as he took the wickets of Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry. As a result of this spell, India defeated New Zealand comprehensively by 44 runs to top Group A.

Varun was tough to read for even exper...