NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy on Sunday revealed that he still has “two fractures” in his left arm. Varun Chakravarthy, who played a key role in KKR’s first win of the IPL 2026 season against LSG on Sunday, said: “I think we all deserved this win, even if it’s just one win, it’s very sweet. I was injured in the first few games (of the season), I had two fractures. I still have two fractures in my left hand, I’m trying to get through it.”
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RCB admit batting failure after narrow defeat | IPL 2026 Chakravarthy had earlier missed two matches for KKR due to a finger injury. “I would say it (the pitch) was a little slow, but it was perfect for us and we made the most of it. And I think we could have batted a little bit better in the middle, but it’s all right. Yeah, we don’t know where we’re going to finish, but we’re just saying we’re not the underdogs. We’re just not coming here to participate. We’re here to win every game and we still have hope. We think we’re here to still have hope to win. we’ll be fine.”Wily Varun Chakravarthy (3/14) returned to his best and showed perfect chemistry with veteran Sunil Narine (2/26) as KKR rediscovered their spin magic at the Eden Gardens to restrict RR to a sub-par 155/9. Rookie pacer Kartik Tyagi (3/22) also flashed important wickets at the death.Chakravarthy was awarded man of the match for his performance against RR.In the chase, KKR vice-captain Rinku Singh lived up to expectations with an unbeaten 53 as Kolkata Knight Riders survived moments of anxiety to set up their first win of IPL 2026 with a four-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals.
