Varun Chakaravarthy revealed the mood in the Indian dressing room at the Asia Cup as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side defeated Pakistan to clinch the title.
Discussing the controversy-laden Asia Cup, which India won but returned home without receiving their medals or the trophy, Chakaravarthy mentioned that the team remained focused on staying unbeaten and deliberately ignored external distractions.
“We do plan before the match itself and before that (final) we had played the opponent (Pakistan) two times, so we had a fair idea of what their plans could be and what they will come up with, and we also had our own plans and we did well," Chakaravarthy was quoted as saying at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards in Mumbai.
“I don’t know about others but our primary goal when we landed there was to win the cup only, not to look at other things. Our focus was always to win the cup and win against all the sides and go unbeaten in the tournament so that we can feel more stronger (going into) the (T20) World Cup."
“If you ask me, what I saw is almost all the players switched off their social media accounts (and) only when they had to post something after the match they just came (on it). But none of them actually, (also) because we were in another country, maybe I don’t know how it was there in India at that time, but in UAE it was just all quiet," he said.
Chakaravarthy also highlighted that bowling alongside Kuldeep Yadav has been a delightful experience, benefiting both spinners.
“We complement each other because I bowl at the speeds of (around) 95 km per hour and he bowls around 85 km per hour, so we kind of complement each other," he said.
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“He has more revs and more turn, I have more speed and bounce, so till now it’s been working well for us. Hopefully, we can do the same thing what we have been doing in the (T20) World Cup also," Chakaravarthy added.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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