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Delhi: Team India’s leg -spinner Varun Chakraborty has recently revealed that when his career was going through a difficult period, Gautam Gambhir always encouraged him. Chakraborty was dropped from Team India after the 2021 T20 World Cup. India’s performance in that tournament was disappointing and had to face defeat in the World Cup for the first time from Pakistan.

Strong return from domestic and IPL

However, even after being out of the team, Varun did not give up and continued to perform brilliantly in domestic cricket and IPL. His hard work paid off and he returned to the Indian team again.

Gambhir gave confidence

Varun told how Gautam Gambhir always supported him and gave him confidence. He said, “Gauti Bhaiya helped a lot in my return. Even though we do not talk much, but whenever it comes, he motivates me. He said that ‘no matter what you ignore you, I will keep you in my plans’. It gave me a lot of confidence.”

Varun further said that Gambhir is such a mentor who brings ‘Warrior MindSet’ in the dressing room and this thinking became the reason for our success in the KKR and Champions Trophy.

Great performance after returning to Team India

Chakraborty returned to Team India from the T20 series against Bangladesh in 2024 and has been taking wickets since then. He has taken 31 wickets in 12 innings, his average of 11.25 and economy rate is 7.58.

Important role in Champions Trophy

Varun Chakraborty also played an important role in India’s 2025 Champions Trophy victory. He took 9 wickets in just 3 matches in the tournament and became the second highest wicket -taking bowler of the tournament.

Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy praises

Varun also praised Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy. He said that Suryakumar captains like Rohit Sharma. “They are adept at the strategy and never put pressure on the bowlers. It will be a pleasure for any bowler to play with them.”