Varun Chakravarthy responds to Abrar Ahmed’s 'FANTASTIC' tea dig at IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan

Vartha Bharati | 11-03-2025 | 15:38:00 IST

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Dubai: Varun Chakravarthy, one of India's key performers in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, took a swipe at Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed after India's four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final. Chakravarthy shared a celebratory post on Instagram, holding the Champions Trophy and sipping coffee, with the caption, “A lot of distance was travelled to get a taste of this Cup.”

His remark appeared to be a response to Abrar Ahmed, who had earlier posted a picture of himself in green and white attire, holding a cup of tea with the caption, “Last cup of fantastic evening tea,” seemingly mocking the 2019 capture of Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Ahmed’s post had sparked reactions among Indian fans.

Chakravarthy played a crucial role in India's campaign, finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Mohammed Shami with nine wickets, including a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in the group stage. He also contributed in the final with figures of 2-45, dismissing Will Young early in the innings.

Despite criticism over India's travel-free schedule, the team's consistent performances secured their first ICC ODI title since 2013.

 

 

 

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PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer fined for slow over rate vs CSK

04-04-2026 ¦ 04-04-2026 IST

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer | PTI

Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during his team’s IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.

The last season's runners-up PBKS secured their second sucessive win, defeating five-time champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets here on Friday.

As this was Punjab Kings’ second offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which relates to minimum over-rate violations, the penalty was enhanced and Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh, said the IPL media advisory.

"The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, will be fined either INR six lakhs or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser," it added.