Former Indian Test opener Wasim Jaffer has raised concerns over Varun Chakravarthy’s form ahead of the T20I series against Afghanistan. The mystery spinner hasn’t been at his absolute best in the last few months and has returned to the T20I squad.

Chakravarthy missed India’s T20I tour of Zimbabwe in July 2026 after suffering a Grade 2 left hamstring injury during the T20I series against England.

Chakravarthy scalped 11 wickets in as many games at an average of 32.72 and an economy rate of 8.78 in IPL 2026 for KKR. Subsequently, he struggled to get going on the UK tour.

Wasim Jaffer said on his YouTube Channel, “Varun Chakaravarthy should hopefully do well because, recently, there have been some difficulties for him. It seems that teams have figured him out a little. The batsmen have figured out how he bowls. Most of his deliveries come into the batsman, and the ball doesn’t go away. When the ball lands in the batsman’s hitting zone, they don’t hesitate to play their shots. They understand that Varun generally looks for the bat-pad gap. So, this will be a very important series for him.”

Jaffer said India should dominate Afghanistan but cautioned the fans not to be surprised if the latter stuns the former.

“Afghanistan are dangerous in this format. So, overall, I feel India should dominate, but don’t be surprised if Afghanistan beat India in one match and pose a challenge. I don’t think we should take them lightly. I feel this will be a slightly challenging series. India should win the series, otherwise, it would obviously be a very poor performance.”

The first T20I between Afghanistan and India will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on September 13.