India Varun Chakravarthy celebrates with his friends after the release of Fakhar Zaman during the final match of the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan at the International Stadium in Dubai 28 September 2025 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Francois Nel/Getty Images) Bombay: After playing under Gautam Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders and later Team India, Mystery Spinner Varun Chakravarthy has a fair idea of the head coach of the India team, who was responsible primarily for the transfer of Tweaker Tamil Nadu. 34 -year -old Spinner feels that Gambhir brings a team “Spartan mentality”, “where it is impossible to lose or show mediocrity in the field.”“I’ve been working with him in IPL and we won IPL, so nothing new for me because I was around him. But definitely one thing I can say about him is that the team brings Spartan mentality where there is no loss. Varun said on Tuesday.
Gautam Gambhir was not in the mood to look at Pakistani practice in Dubai | Exclusive visual effects from Dubai
Several Indian T20 experts, including Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, spoke of the huge faith that put the duo of the captain of coach and Suryakumar Yadav and how it helped them prosper. Varun was also the recipient of the strategy to trust players who believe they can win matches for India. Recognition of this support said Tweaker and said, “Of course, when I returned again, Surya and GG spoke to me and told me we were looking at you as one of the goalies for the Indian team. And they supported me. I have to give him a credit.”
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, on the left, along with his teammates Varun Chakravarthy, Center and Hardik Pandya speaks with Varun Chakravarthy lectures before their cricket match in Asia against Pakistan at Dubai international cricket stage in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai in Dubai Dubai in Dubai).
Since last year, Varun has been playing in the Indian triumphs in the ICC Champions Trophy trophy in February (nine goals @15.11 in three matches) and Asia Cup (seven goals in six matches @20,42). Varun said he was clear about his role: be a string of the pitch and take the goals.“My role is to take goals, continue to attack stumps and nothing else. Take harder work like bowling in powerplay, one in death and two overs in the middle. That’s the role they gave me, and I’m glad to do it,” he said.Decorating what made him so dead in UAE during both white ball tournaments this year, Varun explained: “If you see the playground in Dubai, they worked for me; they are a little on the slower side, which helps me.
Dubai, the United Arab Emirates – September 21: Varun Chakravarthy of India Bowls during the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan at the International Stadium in Dubai on September 21, 2025 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Does it verify it for someone who can do missions for tops, breaking legs and occasionally straight delivery, its description as a mysterious pitch? Varun said it was a nickname that gave the media, and the one who didn’t mind him. “I’ve never called to a mysterious pitch. It’s the media that called me as such. But if you want to call me a mystery, it’s okay. I have the ability to mix all deliveries with the same adhesion and release point, which is hard for Batsmens to pick me,” he said with a smile.Varun’s approach in death is simple: do not engage on the strengths of Batsman. “In principle, I look at Batsman, his strengths, and leave them, and I leave them. This is the basic principle,” he revealed.Varun’s Spin Partnership with Chinaman Bowler Kuldeep Yadav, which ended up as the highest goal at the T20 with 17 skin @9,29, worked for India miracles because both pitchs complemented each other beautifully.
Dubai, the United Arab Emirates – September 10: Varun Chakravarthy of India Bowls during the Asia Cup match between India and the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium on September 10, 2025 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Francois Nel/Getty Images)
“Kuldeep is one of the most experienced championships we have, and has done amazingly well. They complement each other because they mix around 95 km/ha around 85 km/h.He said that Team India remained confident even after the Pakistan’s fine start in the Asia Cup final. “If you saw this trend, the teams got to the leaflet in the first eight breaks. Then it was a hard score. Even though we got a few goals, we could pull things back and that happened,” he said.
Vote
Is Varun Chakravarthy a role as a striker benefit for Team India?
Spinner added that the T20 Indian team was increasingly focused on experts. “In the T20is, India went with more specialized pitch and dough than other teams. All-format players may not have the same space in the T20 cricket. Most specialized players do it now,” he said.
