Speaking on his Hindi YouTube channel 'Ash Ki Baat,' Ashwin detailed the plan against Head, urging India captain Rohit Sharma to utilise Chakaravarthy in the powerplay and ask him

Ravichandran Ashwin is excited to watch the mouth-watering contest between Travis Head and Varun Chakravarthy. Ashwin wants Chakravarthy to bowl with new ball in Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal.

He believes Rohit Sharma should entrust the new ball to Varun Chakravarthy. This advice comes from Ashwin's familiarity with Chakravarthy's skills, as they both represent the same state in their cricket careers.

Travis Head struggles against incoming deliveries at the start of his innings, and the Indian team would look to exploit this weakness early on. However, the team must have a backup plan if Plan A fails.

Former India spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin shared an antidote to tackle Travis Head in the Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia, suggesting captain Rohit Sharma give the new ball to mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and ask him to bowl over the stumps to the left-hander Aussie.

Former India spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin shared an antidote to tackle Travis Head in the Champions Trophy semifinal ag

R Ashwin's predict came true as Travis Head fell prey to Varun Chakravarthy's spin wizardry during India vs Australia Champions Trophy semifinal

Rohit Sharma-led India defeated Australia by four wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.

Former India spinner Ravi Ashwin says that skipper Rohit Sharma should give the new ball to mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in the first semi-final against Australia on Mar 4 in Dubai. The comments came as a tactic to get Aussie opener Travis Head out early who has been India's Achilles heel in the recent times including the ICC tournaments.

Red-hot Varun Chakaravarthy could be India's solution to their Travis Head problem when they face each other in the semifinal today.