But Rohit Sharma, India’s former captain, isn’t buying into all the hype. The big question for the team, he says, is whether they should go with both specialist spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy, or just stick with Varun for the whole ride. Varun, Kuldeep, and Axar Patel have made life tough for a lot of batters over the past year. “The biggest challenge for captain Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir will be how to play both Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy together. If you want that combination, you can only do it if you play with two seamers, which is a big challenge,” Rohit Sharma explained during an interview on Hotstar.

Source: dna January 29, 2026 17:00 UTC