On the eve of the IPL-18 opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Varun Chakravarthy let the media in on the mechanics that make the ‘mystery’ around his bowling. “See, basically, the ball can deviate in only three ways; it can go left, right or straight. So, it just depends on how I’m going to choose those balls. The sequencing of [those options]; am I going to bowl an off-spin right now or a leg-spin?” he said when asked how he manages to keep the mystery going with all the technology available to decipher him. He added that the sequence is the “tactical side” of his game and “that’s where I am trying to improve.”

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