India, April 2 -- KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar continues to back their premier spinner Varun Chakaravarthy despite his recent rough patch, which has faded his mystery in the shortest format. Chakaravarthy's stocks have dropped in recent times, following a below-par T20 World Cup in which, from the Super 8 stage, teams started reading his mystery and counter-attacking him; the trend was followed in KKR's opening match of IPL 2026 against the Mumbai Indians.

Chakravarthy had a rough time at the T20 World Cup, going at over nine an over even though he ended up with 14 wickets, level with Jasprit Bumrah. His struggles were evident from the game against South Africa, where he was taken apart for 47 runs in a heavy loss.

He faced a similar f...