Varun Chakaravarthy

Varun Chakaravarthy

Varun Chakaravarthy: Indian mystery spinner and top-ranked T20I bowler

Varun Chakaravarthy is an Indian mystery spinner known for his leg-spin and googly, representing India internationally, Tamil Nadu domestically, and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL; a former architect, he's a late bloomer who achieved a career-high ICC T20I #1 ranking in late 2025 and won the 2025 Champions Trophy with India, known for his unique action influenced by Sunil Narine and Ajantha Mendis.

Full Name

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Place Of Birth

Bidar, Karnataka

Born

29 August 1991

Country

India

Role

Bowler

Batting Style

Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm leg-break

Height

5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Zodiac Sign

Virgo

Wife

Neha Khedekar

Instagram

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Twitter

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Current Teams & Past Teams
International Debuts & Recent Matches
IPL Debut & Journey
IPL Career Stats (as Of Late 2025)
Key Records & Achievements
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Stats

Batting Bowling

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	SR
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals · Match 70	T20	May 24, 2026	5	5	1	100.00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad · Match 6	T20	April 2, 2026	0	1	0	0.00
India vs England · 2nd Semi-Final	T20I	March 5, 2026	0	1	0	0.00
India vs South Africa · Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4)	T20I	February 22, 2026	0	3	0	0.00
India vs Namibia · 18th Match, Group A	T20I	February 12, 2026	1	1	0	100.00
India vs United States of America · 3rd Match, Group A	T20I	February 7, 2026	0	0	0	-

Match	Format	Date	Over	R	W	WD	ECO
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals · Match 70	T20	May 24, 2026	4	35	1	2	8.75
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians · Match 65	T20	May 20, 2026	4	28	0	1	7.00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans · Match 60	T20	May 16, 2026	4	47	0	1	11.75
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders · Match 51	T20	May 8, 2026	4	28	0	0	7.00
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders · Match 45	T20	May 3, 2026	4	36	3	1	9.00
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders · Match 38	T20	April 26, 2026	4	33	2	2	8.25

Batting Bowling

Series	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	5	6	1	0	83.33
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	1	5	0	0	20.00
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026	T20	Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026	0	0	0	0	-
New Zealand tour of India 2026	T20I	Jan 11, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026	0	0	0	0	-
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	6	14	0	0	42.86
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025	T20	Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025	24	18	1	2	133.33

Series	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	BBi	ECO
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	41	0	360	11	3/14	8.78
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026	T20I	Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026	27	0	287	14	3/7	10.63
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026	T20	Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026	2	0	12	1	1/12	6.00
New Zealand tour of India 2026	T20I	Jan 11, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026	12	0	108	4	2/37	9.00
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	17.4	3	48	6	4/25	2.72
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Plate 2025	T20	Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 6, 2025	4	0	28	1	-	7.00

Batting Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s
IPL	39	3	6	7	5	3	85.71	1	1	0
ODI	4	0	0	0	0	-	0.0000	0	0	0
T20	157	35	102	131	24	6.0000	77.8600	18	8	5
T20I	45	10	3	15	1	0.7500	20.0000	6	0	0
List A	29	14	121	168	32	11.0000	72.0200	3	9	4
First Class	1	0	0	0	0	-	0.0000	0	0	0

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
IPL	39	38	141	846	1145	49	23.37	8.12	17.27	3/14	3/14	0	0
ODI	4	4	40.00	240	190	10	19.0000	4.7500	24.0000	5/42	5/42	0	1
T20	157	154	578.10	3469	4412	207	21.3100	7.6300	16.7000	5/17	5/17	2	3
T20I	45	43	160.30	963	1213	73	16.6100	7.5500	13.1000	5/17	5/17	1	2
List A	29	29	252.30	1515	1072	75	14.2900	4.2400	20.2000	5/9	5/9	1	5
First Class	1	1	39.00	234	105	1	105.0000	2.6900	234.0000	1/105	1/105	0	0

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
India vs England · 3rd T20I	T20I	January 28, 2025	1	2	0	0	50.00

Batting Bowling

Most Runs 43

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Highest Individual Score 24

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Highest Strike Rates 155.00

Tamil Nadu Premier League, 2025 · T20

Highest Average 12.00

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite, 2025 · T20

Most Fours 4

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Most Sixes 3

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Top Wicket Takers 21

Indian Premier League, 2024 · T20

Best Economy Rates 2.72

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, 2025 · LISTA

Best Bowling Figures 5/17

India tour of South Africa, 2024 · T20I

Best Strike Rates 7.71

England tour of India, 2025 · T20I

Best Averages 8.00

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, 2025 · LISTA

Four Wickets 1

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, 2025 · LISTA

Five Wickets 1

ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 · ODI

Maidens 4

Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2024 · LISTA

Indian Premier League·T20

Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders

163/10

Result

203/5

DC won by 40 runs May 24, 2026 7:30 pm

Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals

Indian Premier League·T20

Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders

148/6

Result

147/8

KKR won by 4 wickets May 20, 2026 7:30 pm

Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians

Suryakumar Yadav Backs Shreyas Iyer as India T20I Captain, Congratulates Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

419

Delhi Capitals crush Kolkata Knight Riders by 40 runs to finish 6th in IPL 2026

243

Angkrish Raghuvanshi Ruled Out of IPL 2026 After Finger Fracture During KKR vs MI Clash

392

IPL 2026, KKR VS DC Match Prediction: Who Will Win, Fantasy Picks, Top Batters and Bowlers

346

IPL 2026, Match 70: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs

290

Kolkata Knight Riders Suffer Huge Blow as Angkrish Raghuvanshi Ruled Out of IPL 2026

367

PBKS Clarify Arshdeep Singh Fitness Ahead of India Squad Selection for Afghanistan Series

419

IPL 2026, KKR vs MI Match Prediction: Who Will Win, Fantasy Picks, Top Batters and Bowlers

604

IPL 2026, Match 65: KKR vs MI Predicted Playing XIs

713

IPL 2026, RCB VS KKR Match Prediction: Who Will Win, Fantasy Picks, Top Batters and Bowlers

2947

IPL 2026, Match 57: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XIs

23469

IPL 2026 Points Table: KKR’s Dominant Win Keeps Their Playoff Hopes Alive After Victory Against Delhi Capitals

2636

Current Teams & Past Teams

Current Teams:

India National Team (International Cricket)
Kolkata Knight Riders (Indian Premier League - IPL)
Tamil Nadu (Domestic Cricket)

Past Teams:

Punjab Kings (Kings XI Punjab) (IPL)
Siechem Madurai Panthers (Tamil Nadu Premier League - TNPL)
Dindigul Dragons (TNPL)
Karaikudi Kaalai (TNPL)
Vijay CC (Domestic)

International Debuts & Recent Matches

International Debuts

T20I: July 25, 2021, vs. Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS).
ODI: February 9, 2025, vs. England in Cuttack (Barabati Stadium).

Recent International Matches (2025)

T20I: December 19, 2025, vs. South Africa at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
ODI: March 9, 2025, vs. New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

IPL Debut & Journey

Debut: March 27, 2019, for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) against KKR.
Initial Impact: Despite a tough debut, he was bought by KKR in 2020 and made an immediate splash, taking 17 wickets in 13 matches.
Career-Best: Took his first five-wicket haul (5/20) against Delhi Capitals in 2020.
KKR Star: Became a key spinner for KKR, instrumental in their success, including their 2024 title win where he took 21 wickets.

IPL Career Stats (as Of Late 2025)

Matches Played: 84.
Wickets: Over 100 wickets.
Best Bowling: 5/20.
Teams: Punjab Kings (formerly KXIP), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Key Records & Achievements

ICC Ranking: Reached #1 in ICC T20I bowler rankings in late 2025.
International Awards: First Player of the Series award (vs. England, 2025).
Major Wins: Part of India's victorious 2025 Champions Trophy squad (joint-highest wicket-taker) and 2025 Asia Cup squad.
IPL Impact: Key player for KKR, known for his unique variations.
Late Bloomer: Decided to become a full-time cricketer at age 25.