{"id":5833,"date":"2026-04-20T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/playing-with-two-fractures-in-hand-varun-chakravarthy-wins-player-of-the-match-as-kkr-beat-rr-in-ipl-2026-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:08:10","slug":"playing-with-two-fractures-in-hand-varun-chakravarthy-wins-player-of-the-match-as-kkr-beat-rr-in-ipl-2026-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/playing-with-two-fractures-in-hand-varun-chakravarthy-wins-player-of-the-match-as-kkr-beat-rr-in-ipl-2026-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with &#8216;two fractures&#8217; in hand, Varun Chakravarthy wins &#8216;Player of the match&#8217; as KKR beat RR in IPL 2026 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130372692,imgsize-32536,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mnb-44.jpg\" alt=\"Playing with 'two fractures' in hand, Varun Chakravarthy wins 'Player of the match' as KKR beat RR in IPL 2026\" title=\"Varun Chakravarthy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Sunday revealed that he still has &#8220;two fractures&#8221; in his left hand. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Varun Chakravarthy, who played a crucial role in KKR&#8217;s first win of the IPL 2026 season on Sunday against LSG, said, &#8220;I think we all deserved this win, even though it&#8217;s just one win, it feels very sweet.<!-- --> In the first few matches (of the season) I was injured, I had two fractures. I still have two fractures in my left hand. So I&#8217;m just trying to manage that.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->RCB admit batting failure after close defeat | IPL 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Chakravarthy had earlier missed two games for KKR due to a finger injury. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;I would say it (pitch) was a little slow, but it was perfectly suitable for us and we made the most of it. And I think we could have batted a little better in the middle, but all well. Yeah, we don&#8217;t know where we&#8217;ll end up, but we are just making a statement that we are not pushovers. <!-- -->We are just not coming here to participate. We are here to win every match. We are here to make a strong contention for the trophy. We still have hopes and I think we are gonna do well from this.<!-- -->&#8220;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Wily Varun Chakravarthy (3\/14) returned to his best, showing perfect chemistry with veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-narine\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sunil Narine<\/a> (2\/26) as KKR rediscovered their spin magic at Eden Gardens to restrict RR to an under-par 155\/9. Rookie pacer Kartik Tyagi (3\/22) also shone at the death with important wickets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Chakravarthy was awarded Player of the Match for his performance against RR.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>In the chase, KKR vice-captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/rinku-singh\/64727\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rinku Singh<\/a> lived up to expectations with a composed unbeaten 53 as Kolkata Knight Riders survived anxious moments to script their first win of IPL 2026 with a four-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-varun-chakravarthy-plays-against-rr-with-two-fractures-in-hand-wins-player-of-the-match\/articleshow\/130372481.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Sunday revealed that he still has &#8220;two fractures&#8221; in his left hand. 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