Why Is Varun Chakravarthy Not in KKR Playing XI Tonight for RCB vs KKR IPL 2026? It is a question that will be on the minds of many fans, especially since the star Kolkata Knight Riders spinner was absent from the lineup.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders lock horns tonight (May 13) in a high-octane clash, being played at Raipur.
The question ‘Why Is Varun Chakravarthy Not in KKR Playing XI Tonight for RCB vs KKR IPL 2026?’ has been trending since the toss. The answer is simple: Varun Chakravarthy won’t be available for the contest since he is suffering from a niggle injury.
The news of the same was confirmed by KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane at the toss.
Rahane said, “Varun Chakravarthy misses out, unfortunately, with a niggle injury. Saurabh Dubey comes in in place of him.”
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood
RCB Impact Subs: Saurabh Dubey, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi
KKR Impact Subs: Saurabh Dubey, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert
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