India, Oct. 7 -- Varun Chakaravarthy spoke about the mindset head coach Gautam Gambhir has instilled in the Indian team. Gambhir, who stepped in after the 2024 T20 World Cup following his mentorship success with Kolkata Knight Riders, faced scepticism due to his lack of prior domestic head coaching experience. Though his red-ball stint began shakily, he quickly proved his worth in white-ball formats, leading India to a Champions Trophy victory.

Meanwhile, Chakaravarthy, who previously collaborated with Gambhir at KKR, stated that the coach has instilled a 'Spartan' mindset in the Indian team, emphasising that losing is simply not an option.

"I have already worked with him in the IPL and we won that IPL, so nothing new to me because I ha...