Overview

• Speaking at the CEAT Cricket Rating awards in Mumbai, Varun Chakravarthy praised Gautam Gambhir’s ‘Spartan’ approach, saying losing is not an option and mediocrity is not tolerated.
• Chakravarthy credited Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav for defining his comeback role as a wicket-taker across phases, including the powerplay and death overs.
• He took seven wickets in six Asia Cup 2025 matches at an average of 20.42, with best figures of 2/29, as India went unbeaten and beat Pakistan in the final.
• Named in India’s white-ball squad for the Australia tour, he is set for three ODIs from October 19 and five T20Is from October 29.
• He said Gambhir urged him to train for longer ODI-style spells and improve his batting, while the coach’s involvement has extended across formats after joining the Test squad for the West Indies series.