India spinner Varun Chakravarty revealed that the head coach Gautam Gambhir has installed a mentality in the team that losing is not an option and mediocrity is not allowed at all in the side. Chakravarthy, who was part of India's Asia Cup-winning squad under Gambhir's guidance, is currently spending time with family ahead of the upcoming white ball series against Australia.
Varun Chakravarty's performance in the Asia Cup 2025
Notably, Chakravarthy played a crucial role in the Asia Cup 2025, picking seven wickets in six outings at an average of 20.42, with best figures of 2/29. Team India is the most dominant side in the Asia Cup 2025, winning all their matches before defeating Pakistan in the final. The Karnataka spinner said that under Gambhir's guidance, losing is not an option, and mediocrity is not allowed at all in the team.
"Gambhir has installed a mentality into the team - Losing is not an option under him, mediocrity is not allowed at all in the team" said Varun Chakravarthy CEAT Awards.
Gautam Gambhir's current assignment
After India's Asia Cup 2025 win, head coach Gautam Gambhir has joined the Test squad for the two-Test match series against West Indies, where India have registered a dominating win in 1st Test. The second Test match will take place from 10 to 14 October at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. He has also invited Team India for dinner at his residence before the second Test.
Varun Chakravarthy's upcoming assignment
Varun Chakravarthy will now be seen featuring against Australia in the five-match T20I series. Team India will play a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series against Australia, which is scheduled to start from October 19 with ODIs. The T20I series will start from October 29.
India vs Australia T20I schedule
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | October 29 | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 2nd T20I | October 31 | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 3rd T20I | November 2 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 4th T20I | November 6 | Gold Coast Stadium |
| 5th T20I | November 8 | The Gabba, Brisbane |
India’s T20I squad
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar