20 Facts About Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy Vinod was born on 29 August 1991 and is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team as a leg spin bowler.

Varun Chakravarthy made his T20I debut in July 2021 and ODI debut in February 2025.

Varun Chakravarthy plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

Varun Chakravarthy was a member of the team that won the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Varun Chakravarthy's father is half-Tamil and half-Malayali, while his mother is a Kannadiga.

Varun Chakravarthy did his schooling in Chennai, at Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI and then St Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, where he played cricket as a wicket-keeper but quit the sport to focus on academics.

Varun Chakravarthy obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture from SRM University.

Varun Chakravarthy came into the limelight during the 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League where his 9 wickets at an economy rate of 4.70 helped Madurai Panthers win their maiden title.

Varun Chakravarthy was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the tournament, with 22 dismissals in 9 matches.

Varun Chakravarthy made his Twenty20 debut for the team on 27 March 2019.

Varun Chakravarthy was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

Varun Chakravarthy was Kolkata Knight Riders' highest wicket-taker in the 2021 IPL.

Varun Chakravarthy was the second-highest wicket-taker in the 2024 Indian Premier League with 21 dismissals at an average of 19.14 and economy rate of 8.04.

However, on 9 November 2020, Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the squad after suffering an injury.

Varun Chakravarthy made his T20I debut on 25 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka, taking the wicket of Dasun Shanaka.

In September 2021, Varun Chakravarthy was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Varun Chakravarthy went wicket-less in his three appearances in the tournament.

Varun Chakravarthy was then named in the ODI squad against England and made his ODI debut at Cuttack.

Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets each in the semifinal against Australia and the final against New Zealand, to finish as the tournament's joint second-highest wicket-taker with 9 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 15.11.

Varun Chakravarthy made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film Jeeva as a club cricketer.