Varun Chakravarthy
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| Full name | Varun Chakravarthy Vinod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1991 Bidar, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Varun Chakravarthy (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a leg spin bowler.[1][2] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.[3] He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.[4] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 12 November 2018.[5]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the price of 8.4 crores.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut for the team on 27 March 2019.[8] His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[9] He was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[10] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11] On 24 October 2020, he took his first five-wicket haul in the IPL, with figures of 5 wickets for 20 runs, against the Delhi Capitals in Abu Dhabi.[12]
On 26 October 2020, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Australia.[13] However, on 9 November 2020, Chakravarthy was ruled out of the squad after suffering an injury.[14]
He also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film Jeeva as a club cricketer.[15][16] Prior to his professional career as a cricketer, he served as an architect.[17]
On 11 December 2020, he married his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a closed ceremony in Chennai.[18][19]
References
- ^ "Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Decoding the mystery: Who is Varun Chakravarthy?". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Tirunelveli, Nov 12-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "6th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Varun Chakravarthy took his first five-wicket haul". scroll.in. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Rishabh Pant omitted from India's white-ball squads, Varun Chakravarthy in T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Kohli to go on paternity leave after 1st Australia Test; Rohit included for Tests, Varun Chakravarthy injured". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "When KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in Tamil film!". The Week. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in a Tamil movie Jeeva back in 2014". CricTracker. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "'Wasn't expecting it': Architect-turned-cricketer Varun Chakravarthy after being awarded India call-up". WION. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் வருண் சக்ரவர்த்தி நீண்ட நாள் தோழியுடன் திருமணம்; ரசிகர்கள் வாழ்த்து". Indian Express (in Tamil). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Desai, Aditya (14 December 2020). "Kolkata IPL team spinner Varun Chakravarthy marries long-time girlfriend Neha Khedekar". Republic World. Retrieved 21 December 2020.