Varun Chakravarthy Explained

Varun Chakaravarthy
Country:India
Fullname:Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod
Birth Date:29 August 1991
Birth Place:Bidar, Karnataka, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:Bowler
International:true
T20idebutdate:25 July
T20idebutyear:2021
T20idebutagainst:Sri Lanka
T20icap:87
T20ishirt:29
Lastt20idate:5 November
Lastt20iyear:2021
Lastt20iagainst:Scotland
Club1:Tamil Nadu
Year1:2018–present
Club2:Kings XI Punjab
Year2:2019
Club3:Kolkata Knight Riders
Year3:2020–present
Clubnumber3:29
Columns:4
Column1:T20I
Column2:FC
Column3:LA
Column4:T20
Matches1:6
Matches2:1
Matches3:9
Matches4:43
Runs1:0
Runs2:–
Runs3:60
Runs4:12
Bat Avg1:0.00
Bat Avg2:–
Bat Avg3:20.00
Bat Avg4:3.00
100S/50S1:0/0
100S/50S2:–
100S/50S3:0/0
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score1:0
Top Score2:–
Top Score3:32
Top Score4:7
Deliveries1:135
Deliveries2:234
Deliveries3:520
Deliveries4:873
Wickets1:2
Wickets2:1
Wickets3:22
Wickets4:40
Bowl Avg1:66.00
Bowl Avg2:105.00
Bowl Avg3:16.68
Bowl Avg4:29.45
Fivefor1:0
Fivefor2:0
Fivefor3:1
Fivefor4:1
Tenfor1:0
Tenfor2:0
Tenfor3:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling1:1/18
Best Bowling2:1/105
Best Bowling3:5/38
Best Bowling4:5/20
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Catches/Stumpings3:2/–
Catches/Stumpings4:4/–
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1108375.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:8 January 2022

Varun Chakravarthy Vinod (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a leg spin bowler. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021.[1] [2]

Early life

Chakravarthy was born on 29 August 1991 in Bidar, Karnataka. He did his schooling in Chennai, at Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI and then St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, where he played cricket. He obtained a bachelor's degree in architecture from SRM University. At age 25, he gave up his job as an architect to pursue cricket professionally.[3] [4]

Career

He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.[6] He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 12 November 2018.[7]

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.[8] [9] He made his Twenty20 debut for the team on 27 March 2019.[10] His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[11] He was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[12] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[13] 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.[14] He was Kolkata Knight Riders' highest wicket-taker in the 2021 IPL tournament.[15]

In October 2020, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Australia.[16] However, on 9 November 2020, Chakravarthy was ruled out of the squad after suffering an injury.[17] In February 2021, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series against England.[18]

In June 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and T20I squads for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] He made his T20I debut on 25 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka,[20] taking the wicket of Dasun Shanaka.[21] In September 2021, Chakravarthy was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[22]

Personal life

Chakravarthy also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film Jeeva as a club cricketer.[23] [24] On 11 December 2020, he married his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a closed ceremony in Chennai.[25]

On 3 May 2021, Chakravarthy, along with his Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Sandeep Warrier, tested positive for COVID-19.[26] As a result, the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off. Ultimately, the tournament was suspended.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Varun Chakravarthy . 20 September 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Decoding the mystery: Who is Varun Chakravarthy? . ESPNcricinfo . 8 January 2018. 8 January 2018 .
  3. News: Dani . Bipin . Varun Chakravarthy is spinning reality out of dreams . 24 October 2021 . Deccan Chronicle . 30 October 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: 'Wasn't expecting it': Architect-turned-cricketer Varun Chakravarthy after being awarded India call-up. 29 October 2020. WION. en.
  5. Web site: Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018 . 20 September 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages . ESPNcricinfo . 11 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Tirunelveli, Nov 12-15 2018 . 12 November 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . ESPNcricinfo . 18 December 2018. 18 December 2018 .
  9. Web site: IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom . The Times of India . 18 December 2018.
  10. Web site: 6th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 27 2019 . 27 March 2019 . ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy . ESPNcricinfo . 27 March 2019. 27 March 2019 .
  12. Web site: Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? . ESPNcricinfo . 15 November 2019. 15 November 2019 .
  13. Web site: IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? . ESPNcricinfo . 20 December 2019 . 20 December 2019.
  14. Web site: Varun Chakravarthy took his first five-wicket haul. 24 October 2020. scroll.in.
  15. Web site: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2021 Stats & Records: Most Runs, Wickets & Catches, Highest & Lowest Score - myKhel.com. 22 October 2021. mykhelcom. en.
  16. Web site: Rishabh Pant omitted from India's white-ball squads, Varun Chakravarthy in T20I squad . ESPNcricinfo . 26 October 2020.
  17. Web site: Kohli to go on paternity leave after 1st Australia Test; Rohit included for Tests, Varun Chakravarthy injured . The Hindu . 9 November 2020.
  18. Web site: India's squad for Paytm T20I series announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 19 February 2021.
  19. Web site: Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 10 June 2021.
  20. Web site: 1st T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 25 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka . ESPNcricinfo . 25 July 2021.
  21. Web site: 26 July 2021. India vs Sri Lanka: 'He's got an X-factor,' says Laxman as he praises Varun Chakravarthy on his debut performance. 26 July 2021. Hindustan Times. en.
  22. Web site: India's T20 World Cup squad: R Ashwin picked, MS Dhoni mentor . ESPNcricinfo . 8 September 2021.
  23. Web site: When KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in Tamil film!. 29 October 2020. The Week. en.
  24. Web site: 28 October 2020. KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in a Tamil movie Jeeva back in 2014. 29 October 2020. CricTracker. en.
  25. News: கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் வருண் சக்ரவர்த்தி நீண்ட நாள் தோழியுடன் திருமணம்; ரசிகர்கள் வாழ்த்து . 12 December 2020 . Indian Express . 11 December 2020 . ta-IN.
  26. Web site: Chakravarthy, Warrier positive for Covid-19, KKR vs RCB rescheduled. Nagraj. Gollapudi. ESPNcricinfo. 3 May 2021. 3 May 2021. en.
  27. Web site: KKR Stars Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier Test Positive For Coronavirus, Kolkata versus Bangalore IPL 2021 Game Rescheduled . India.com . 1 June 2021.

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