Full Name
Varun Chakravarthy Vinod
Birth Date
August 29, 1991
Other Name
–
Role
Bowler
Birth Place
Bidar, Karnataka, India
Batting Style
Right-hand Batsman
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Break
IPL Debut
2019
Team
Kolkata Knight Riders
Varun 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.
Early life:
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 the age of 25, he gave up his job as an architect to pursue cricket professionally.
He also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Indian Tamil language sports drama film Jeeva as a club cricketer. On 11 December 2020, he married his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a closed ceremony in Chennai.
Career:
- List A debut: for Tamil Nadu in the 2018 – 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018
- First class debut: for Tamil Nadu in the 2018 – 2019 Ranji Trophy on 12 November 2018
- List A debut: on 21 February 2021, for HimacTwenty20 debut: for the team on 27 March 2019
- T20I debut: on 25 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka, taking the wicket of Dasun Shanaka
Major Achievements:
- His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.
- He was Kolkata Knight Riders’ highest wicket-taker in the 2021 IPL tournament.
- 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.
- He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.
BATTING AND FIELDING |
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| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 2024 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 12 | 10* | – | 66.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 | 7* | 5.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All IPL | 60 | 25 | 10* | 6.25 | 54.35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BOWLING |
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| Year | Mat | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Eco | Best | 4W |
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 134 | 4 | 33.50 | 9.57 | 3/33 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 52.4 | 429 | 20 | 21.45 | 8.15 | 4/15 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 39 | 332 | 6 | 55.33 | 8.51 | 1/22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 68 | 448 | 18 | 24.88 | 6.58 | 3/13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 52 | 356 | 17 | 20.94 | 6.84 | 5/20 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 35.00 | 11.66 | 1/35 | 0 |
| All IPL | 60 | 228.4 | 1734 | 66 | 26.27 | 7.58 | 5/20 | 0 |
FIELDING STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IPL Season | Match | Catch Taken | Stumps |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All IPL | 60 | 13 | 0 |
CAREER STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | T20I | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 6 | 1 | 9 | 43 |
| Runs Scored | 0 | – | 60 | 12 |
| Batting Average | 0.00 | – | 20.00 | 3.00 |
| 100s / 50s | 0/0 | – | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top Score | 0 | – | 32 | 7* |
| Balls Bowled | 135 | 234 | 520 | 873 |
| Wickets | 2 | 1 | 22 | 40 |
| Bowling Average | 66.00 | 105.00 | 16.68 | 29.45 |
| 5 Wickets In Innings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Wickets In Match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 1/18 | 1/105 | 5/38 | 5/20 |
| Catches / Stumpings | 0/– | 0/– | 2/– | 4/– |
VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY |
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|---|---|---|
| Year | Price | Team |
| 2020 | 4 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2021 | 4 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2022 | 8 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2023 | 12 Cr | Kolkata |
| 2024 | 12 Cr | Kolkata |