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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Varun Chakravarthy
| country = India
| fullname = Varun Chakravarthy Vinod
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bidar]], [[Karnataka]], India
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Leg spin|Leg break]]
| role = Bowler

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| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| year1 = 2018–present
| club2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year2 = 2019
| club3 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year3 = 2020–2021
| columns = 3
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| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
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| matches1 = 1
| matches2 = 9
| matches3 = 14
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| runs3 = 10
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| deliveries1 = 234
| deliveries2 = 520
| deliveries3 = 330
| wickets1 = 1
| wickets2 = 22
| wickets3 = 18
| bowl avg1 = 105.00
| bowl avg2 = 16.68
| bowl avg3 = 21.72
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = 1
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/105
| best bowling2 = 5/38
| best bowling3 = 5/20
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1108375.html Cricinfo
| date = 10 June 2021
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'''Varun Chakravarthy''' (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in domestic cricket and [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) as a [[leg spin]] bowler.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1108375.html |title=Varun Chakravarthy |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25564543/varun-chakravarthy |title=Decoding the mystery: Who is Varun Chakravarthy? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018|date=18 December 2018 }}</ref>

==Career==
He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] on 20 September 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156804.html |title=Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], with twenty-two dismissals in nine matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=2184;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Tamil Nadu: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Tamil Nadu in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]] on 12 November 2018.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156962.html |title=Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Tirunelveli, Nov 12-15 2018 |access-date=12 November 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Kings XI Punjab]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]] (IPL) at the price of 8.4 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018|date=18 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut for the team on 27 March 2019.<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1175361.html |title=6th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Kolkata, Mar 27 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26372196/sunil-narine-makes-first-forget-varun-chakravarthy |title=Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 March 2019|date=27 March 2019 }}</ref> He was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019|date=15 November 2019 }}</ref> In the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], he was bought by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ahead of the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/976664/watch-kkrs-varun-chakravarthy-takes-first-five-wicket-haul-of-ipl-2020 |title= Varun Chakravarthy took his first five-wicket haul|access-date= 24 October 2020|work= scroll.in}}</ref>

In October 2020, he was named in India's [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21|against Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30196657/rishabh-pant-omitted-india-white-ball-squads,-varun-chakravarthy-t20i-squad |title=Rishabh Pant omitted from India's white-ball squads, Varun Chakravarthy in T20I squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> However, on 9 November 2020, Chakravarthy was ruled out of the squad after suffering an injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/kohli-to-go-on-paternity-leave-after-1st-australia-test-rohit-included-for-tests-varun-chakravarthy-injured/article33058416.ece |title=Kohli to go on paternity leave after 1st Australia Test; Rohit included for Tests, Varun Chakravarthy injured |work=The Hindu |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> In February 2021, he was named in India's T20I squad for their series [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/150315/india-s-squad-for-paytm-t20i-series-announced |title=India's squad for Paytm T20I series announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

In June 2021, he was named in India's [[One Day International]] (ODI) and T20I squads for their series [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-vs-india-2021-shikhar-dhawan-to-captain-india-on-limited-overs-tour-of-sri-lanka-1265911 |title=Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film [[Jeeva (2014 film)|''Jeeva'']] as a club cricketer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in Tamil film!|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2020/10/28/when-kkr-mystery-spinner-varun-chakravarthy-acted-in-tamil-film.html|access-date=29 October 2020|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 October 2020|title=KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in a Tamil movie Jeeva back in 2014|url=https://www.crictracker.com/kkr-spinner-varun-chakravarthy-acted-in-a-tamil-movie-jeeva-back-in-2014/|access-date=29 October 2020|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref> Prior to his professional career as a cricketer, he served as an architect.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Wasn't expecting it': Architect-turned-cricketer Varun Chakravarthy after being awarded India call-up|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/wasnt-expecting-it-architect-turned-cricketer-varun-chakravarthy-after-being-awarded-india-call-up-338245|access-date=29 October 2020|website=WION|language=en}}</ref> On 11 December 2020, he married his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a closed ceremony in Chennai.<ref>{{cite news |title=கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் வருண் சக்ரவர்த்தி நீண்ட நாள் தோழியுடன் திருமணம்; ரசிகர்கள் வாழ்த்து |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/viral/cricket-player-varun-chakravarthy-got-married-his-girl-friend-photos-goes-viral-236792/ |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=11 December 2020 |language=ta-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Desai |first1=Aditya |title=Kolkata IPL team spinner Varun Chakravarthy marries long-time girlfriend Neha Khedekar |url=https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/kolkata-ipl-team-spinner-varun-chakravarthy-marries-long-time-girlfriend-neha-khedekar.html |access-date=21 December 2020 |work=Republic World |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>

On 3 May 2021, Chakravarthy, along with his [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] teammate, [[Sandeep Warrier]], tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref name="Covid19">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-varun-chakravarthy-sandeep-warrier-positive-for-covid-19-kkr-vs-rcb-rescheduled-1262213|title=Chakravarthy, Warrier positive for Covid-19, KKR vs RCB rescheduled|first=Nagraj|last=Gollapudi|work=[[ESPN Cricinfo]]|access-date=3 May 2021|date=3 May 2021|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] was called off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/kkr-stars-varun-chakravarthy-sandeep-warrier-test-positive-for-coronavirus-kolkata-versus-bangalore-ipl-2021-game-rescheduled-4635905/ |title=KKR Stars Varun Chakravarthy, Sandeep Warrier Test Positive For Coronavirus, Kolkata versus Bangalore IPL 2021 Game Rescheduled |work=India.com |access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1108375}}

{{Kolkata Knight Riders squad}}
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