Dubai, March 2 -- Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy shed light on his bond with former India ball tweaker Ravichandran Ashwin. He also revealed why captain Rohit Sharma said he doesn't bowl too many variations to the Indian batters during nets sessions.

Ashwin and Chakravarthy spent time in the same dressing room at Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024. Before India's final group stage match against New Zealand, Ashwin prophesied that Chakravarthy would replace Harshit Rana, which eventually came true.

After lifting India to a 44-run victory with his match-winning figures of 5/42 against the Kiwis, the 33-year-old opened up about his bond with the former Indian spinner.

"For the first question, yes, I've spoke...