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Varun Chakaravarthy

Indian

Player Overview

2019

IPL Debut

Bowler

Specialization

29 August 1991

Date of Birth

Matches

About

Varun Chakaravarthy has been instrumental to KKR's fortunes since having joined them in 2020. In the very first year, the mystery spinner made an impact picking 17 wickets in 13 matches and over the years has been displaying consistent performance. In IPL 2024, Varun picked up 21 wickets as KKR clinched their third title.

Batting & Fielding Stats

Year	Mat	No	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	CT
Career	75	8	25	10*	6.25	46	54.35	2	14
2025	2	0	0	0	-		-	0	0
2025	2	0	0	0	-		-	0	0
2024	15	0	0	0	-		-	0	4
2023	14	1	1	1	1.00	9	11.11	0	4
2022	11	4	12	10*	-	18	66.67	2	2
2021	17	2	2	2*	2.00	4	50.00	0	1
2020	13	1	10	7*	5.00	15	66.66	0	3
2019	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Bowling

Year	Mat	Balls	Runs	WKTS	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4W	5W
Career	75	1684	2122	89	5/20	23.84	7.56	18.92	1	1
2025	2	48	60	3	1/43	20.00	7.50	16.00	0	0
2025	2	48	60	3	2/17	20.00	7.50	16.00	0	0
2024	15	300	402	21	3/16	19.14	8.04	14.29	0	0
2023	14	316	429	20	4/15	21.45	8.15	15.80	1	0
2022	11	234	332	6	1/22	55.33	8.51	39.00	0	0
2021	17	408	448	18	3/13	24.88	6.58	22.66	0	0
2020	13	312	356	17	5/20	20.94	6.84	18.35	0	1
2019	1	18	35	1	1/35	35.00	11.66	18.00	0	0

Latest

IPL 2025 M06: RR vs KKR - TATA IPL Green Dot Balls of the Match - Varun Chakaravarthy
26 Mar, 2025| 971

00:32 mins

IPL 2025 M06: RR vs KKR - Varun Chakaravarthy Interview
26 Mar, 2025| 10.3k

01:32 mins

Spin twins Varun Chakaravarthy & Moeen Ali spin a web vs RR
26 Mar, 2025| 44.4k

02:19 mins

90m six & OUT: Varun Chakaravarthy wins the battle vs Riyan Parag
26 Mar, 2025| 46.3k

01:19 mins

Final: KKR vs SRH – Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakaravarthy & Andre Russell Interview
26 May, 2024| 8.4k

02:47 mins

M60: KKR vs MI – Player of the Match – Varun Chakaravarthy
11 May, 2024| 4.9k

02:20 mins

In-form Varun Chakaravarthy impresses again with 3/30
05 May, 2024| 9.4k

01:14 mins

M54: LSG vs KKR – Varun Chakaravarthy Interview
05 May, 2024| 1.8k

02:03 mins

M51: MI vs KKR – Varun Chakaravarthy Interview
03 May, 2024| 2.3k

02:44 mins

Outfoxed! Chakaravarthy cleans up Dhir first ball
03 May, 2024| 7.9k

00:57 mins

Excellent Bowling comeback ft. KKR
30 Apr, 2024| 24.2k

03:24 mins

Our bowlers bowled brilliantly in the Powerplay: Varun Chakaravarthy
29 Apr, 2024| 5.8k

03:20 mins

M47: KKR vs DC – Player of the Match – Varun Chakaravarthy
29 Apr, 2024| 1.3k

02:50 mins

Economical & Effective: Chakaravarthy's brilliant 3/16
29 Apr, 2024| 15.9k

01:29 mins

2 in 2! Chakaravarthy gets Ashwin, Hetmyer off consecutive deliveries
16 Apr, 2024| 7.4k

01:17 mins

M31: KKR vs RR – Varun Chakaravarthy Interview
16 Apr, 2024| 5.8k

02:08 mins

We could have assessed the pitch better: Varun Chakaravarthy
08 Apr, 2024| 9.4k

01:56 mins

Varun Chakaravarthy's excellent spell of 3/33
03 Apr, 2024| 8.8k

01:01 mins

6,6,Drop! An eventful over ft. Stubbs & Chakaravarthy
03 Apr, 2024| 4.1k

01:24 mins

Brilliant low diving catch ft. Varun Chakaravarthy
03 Apr, 2024| 4.8k

02:05 mins

M68: KKR vs LSG – Varun Chakaravarthy Interview
20 May, 2023| 588

01:29 mins

Bio
Role	Batsman	Nationality	Indian
Bats		Bowls

A 22-year old opening batsman who hails from Pune, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a consistent performer for his state team Maharashtra. He was the highest run-getter for Maharashtra in the league stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018-19. At the IPL 2019 Player Auction, the Chennai Super Kings secured his services at his base price of INR 20 lacs.

Varun Chakaravarthy

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