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Varun Chakravarthy credits Gautam Gambhir for instilling a “Spartan mentality” in Team India, leaving no room for mediocrity. The mystery spinner thrived on his international comeback, starring in the ICC Champions Trophy and Asia Cup with key wickets. Partnering effectively with Kuldeep Yadav, Varun emphasized his attacking role, strategy in death overs, and the importance of specialists in T20 cricket, highlighting the trust and guidance from Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav.

India are set to embark on a new era at home as they face the West Indies in a two-Test series after the retirement of Ravichandran Ashwin. His absence has left a big void, but the series presents an opportunity for a new generation of spinners to rise and restore India's home dominance.

IND vs WI, 1st Test preview: India will head into a home Test series without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin for the first time in more than a decade. With the scars of a 0-3 loss to New Zealand still remaining fresh, Shubman Gill and his men will not take the West Indies lightly. With wet weather forecast, the conditions in Ahmedabad may not be straightforward. 

India started their Test series preparations against West Indies shortly after their Asia Cup triumph. The team focused on managing player workload amid a tight schedule and pitch assessments.

Kuldeep Yadav's coach, Kapil Dev Pandey, lauded his student's stellar performance in India's Asia Cup 2025 victory over Pakistan. Pandey revealed Kuldeep's disciplined aggression, fueled by past frustration, helped him dismantle Pakistan's "kids" team, as Kuldeep reportedly called them, by focusing on batters' stances and strategic bowling.

India's cricketing heroes returned to rapturous fan celebrations after their unbeaten T20 Asia Cup 2025 triumph, including multiple victories over archrivals Pakistan. Coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav were greeted by ecstatic supporters. The victorious squad now shifts focus to a two-match Test series against West Indies, starting October 2, aiming to extend their winning streak.

Ravichandran Ashwin lauded Tilak Varma's composed 69 not out, which secured India's Asia Cup 2025 final victory against Pakistan. Ashwin praised Varma's pressure handling and technical skill, while also crediting Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy for their crucial bowling efforts. He explained Kuldeep's success stemmed from Dubai's unique pitch conditions.

In an interview with India Today, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav discussed Pakistan's provocative gestures in the Asia Cup, highlighting Sahibzada Farhan gunshot celebration and Haris Rauf's planecrash act.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan celebrated India's thrilling Asia Cup victory over Pakistan with a witty tweet, referencing Shoaib Akhtar's gaffe mistaking star opener Abhishek Sharma for him. India clinched its ninth title by defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a nail-biting final, with Sharma emerging as the tournament's rising star.

After India's Asia Cup final win over Pakistan, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Jitesh Sharma playfully mimicked Abrar Ahmed's head-tilt celebration. India won the title after winning by five wickets.