Despite the controversy surrounding the Asia Cup 2025 trophy presentation, the Indian players ensured that they celebrated their memorable title win in their own way. India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has now shared the story behind his much-talked-about “coffee cup” celebration, which quickly went viral on social media.
Varun Chakravarthy Explains His Viral “Coffee Cup” Celebration
Following India’s dramatic victory, confusion arose regarding the official trophy handover. However, captain Suryakumar Yadav and his teammates didn’t let that dampen their spirits. The skipper even mimicked Rohit Sharma’s iconic slow walk from the 2024 T20 World Cup final, pretending to lift an imaginary trophy — a gesture that fans loved online.
Varun Chakravarthy, who took seven wickets in six matches at an impressive average of 20.42 during the tournament, revealed that his viral Instagram photo — showing him asleep with a coffee cup — was a spontaneous and humorous moment.
“𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏,” 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. “𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 — 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒑. 𝑺𝒐 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕? 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒑 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.”
The off-spinner admitted that his creative side and sense of humour led him to improvise with what was at hand, turning an ordinary cup of coffee into an iconic image that perfectly captured India’s light-hearted post-final mood.
Chakravarthy on His Personality and Writing Passion
Away from the spotlight, Chakravarthy revealed a more introspective side of his personality. The spinner confessed that he has always been an introvert, preferring quiet reflection and writing over loud celebrations.
“𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒓, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓. 𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕.”
Varun added that writing helps him express himself and maintain mental balance during the demands of international cricket.
“𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑰 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒅.
The spinner’s story reflects the perfect blend of confidence, creativity, and calm — qualities that define both his cricket and his personality. While the Asia Cup 2025 trophy drama grabbed headlines, Varun Chakravarthy’s coffee cup post remains a symbolic reminder of India’s self-belief: trophies may fade, but champions don’t.
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