Asked additional in regards to the new variation, he stated, “I’m engaged on a leg-spin. I’ve been working for it within the final two years. I’ve bowled in few matches and I’ve bought a wicket out of that additionally.

“I must be just a little extra assured (bowling the brand new variation) and begin bowling it extra.”

An injury-prone Chakravarthy returned to competitive cricket in the IPL after featuring in the T20 World Cup last year when he failed to pick a wicket before being sidelined due to a calf injury.

“I was at the NCA for the treatment of my injury. Now it is resolved very well. I could take the field without any pain killer. So, I am feeling fitter and that has helped me to bowl a lot better.”

Asked what sort of changes he used to make on wickets which favour batsmen, he stated, “Stick to your fundamental plan, follow your power quite then focussing on the batsmen. So, to vary the psychological set-up.”

He considers Afghanistan star and Gujarat Titans player Rashid Khan as the best spinner currently in world cricket.

“In cricket, you are bound to be hit. The best spinner right now is Rashid (Khan) and even he has gone for runs (in some matches) but he is still the best.

“It happens in a few matches, you will have a bad day and you just need to bounce back.”

He additionally stated that he shares a particular relationship along with his fellow spinner in KKR staff, Sunil Narine of West Indies.

“Sunil is sort of a massive brother to me. If I’m going by a lean patch he’ll come to me and discuss to me. He has additionally shared to me private issues of which he’s susceptible.

“It is nice of such a legend to speak to me about such issues, to let me know he’s susceptible and he additionally goes although lean patches and hard occasions. So, speaking to him offers you confidence and reinforces self perception.”