India, April 20 -- Varun Chakravarthy had been having a pretty torrid time with ball in hand over the last two months as he struggled to maintain his typical efficiency and threat. A poor end to the T20 World Cup and a poor start to IPL 2026 had many questioning whether his best days were behind him - but by taking 3/14 against a powerful Rajasthan Royals lineup on Sunday afternoon, the Kolkata Knight Riders spinner quashed all the talk and announced that it was nothing more than a lean patch.

There were several reasons Varun had been short of 100% over the last few weeks, but a big one was revealed by the Tamil Nadu spinner as he spoke after the end of the innings. Chakravarthy revealed that he had been playing through the pain of a bro...