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India's Champions Trophy 2025 victory was a celebration of grit, talent, and redemption and a few stories embody that better than mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

Once sidelined after India's early exit in the 2021 T20 World Cup, the 33-year-old re-emerged as a key figure in India's title-winning campaign in Dubai, taking 9 wickets and baffling batters with his signature spin. But Chakravarthy's journey to cricketing glory was anything but conventional.

Speaking on Kutti Stories with Ash, hosted by former India test player Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun revealed his roller-coaster career path. A qualified architect, he earned Rs ...