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A day after India won the Asia Cup, beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy celebrated the win with a “coffee cup” as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi, who walked away with the Asia Cup title after Indian cricket refused to receive it from him.The Suryakumar Yadav-led side beat Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling final in Dubai.In the third episode of Breakfast With Champion, Varun Chakravarthy spilled the beans on his ‘Cup†celebration after beating Pakistan.

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“So, I knew that we were going to win because by the time we won the second match against them, I knew that if we were going to meet them in the finals, we were going to win,” said Varun Chakravarthy.The spinner also shared that he had originally planned to sleep with the trophy and take a photo with it beside him. But since the team didnâ€t win the final, he ended up sleeping with a coffee mug instead.

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“So, I had planned everything. I was going to take a photo like I am sleeping with a cup and all those things. But after the match, there was nothing next to me. Just a coffee cup. So, I went ahead with it,” he said.After the win, Varun posted on X, “Akkha duniya ek taraf, aur mere India ek taraf. Jai Hind!”Varun Chakravarthy added that not lifting the trophy didnâ€t matter, as it didnâ€t change the fact that they had triumphed in the tournament.”I knew that we would win all games. We are the number one team in the world. (Cup cheen sakte hai) The Cup can be taken away, but we are champions,†he said.

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