Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy biography, wiki, cricket career, age, height, wife, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Varun Chakravarthy |
| Full Name | Varun Chakravarthy Vinod |
| Nickname | Mystery spinner |
| Profession | Indian International cricketer |
| Major teams | India (2021-Present) Kolkata Knight Riders (2020-2021) Kings XI Punjab (2019) Tamil Nadu (2018-Present) |
| Date of Birth | August 29, 1991 |
| Age (In 2023) | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Bidar, Karnataka, India |
| Hometown | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Kshatriya |
| Mother Tongue | Kannada |
| Zodiac / Sun sign | Virgo |
| Height | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 9in |
| Eye Colour | Grey |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Neha Khedekar Chakaravarthy 1 |
| Marriage Date | December 11, 2020 in Chennai |
| Parents | |
| Father | C.V. Vinod Chakravarthy (Works at BSNL) |
| Mother | Malini Chakravarthy |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | Vanditha Chakaravarthy 2 |
| Cricket Information | |
| Playing role | Bowler |
| Batting style | Right-handed bat |
| Bowling style | Legbreak googly |
| T20I debut | July 25, 2021 vs Sri Lanka |
| Education Details | |
| School | St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI, Chennai |
| College | SRM University |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor's degree in architecture |
| twitter.com/chakaravarthy29 (60k followers) | |
| facebook.com/chakaravarthyvarun29 (728 followers) | |
| instagram.com/chakaravarthyvarun (217k followers) | |
| [email protected] | |
| Other Details | |
| Net Worth (Approx) | INR 20 Crores |
| Salary (IPL) | INR 8.4 Crores |
| - Varun Chakravarthy is an Architect-turned-cricketer. | |
| - He quit his job as an architect to pursue cricket professionally at the age of 25. | |
| - Varun made a cameo appearance in Tamil-language sports drama movie Jeeva (2014) as a club cricketer. | |
| - He married his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a closed ceremony in Chennai on December 11, 2020. | |
| - On May 3, 2021 Varun Chakravarthy & his Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Sandeep Warrier tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, first the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off and subsequently the tournament was suspended. | |
| - He started playing cricket as a wicket-keeper-batsman at the age of 17. | |
| - At the age of 17 he quit cricket & decided to become an architect as he could not see his future in cricket. | |
| - After working as an architect for 2 years he quit his job to pursue cricket professionally. | |
| - In 2015 he started playing cricket as a medium fast bowler for CromBest Cricket Club in Tamil Nadu but after suffering a knee injury he made his comeback as a spinner & started playing for Jubilee Cricket Club in the fourth division. | |
| - Varun identifies himself as an ArChRICKETER. | |
| Last Updated | October 27, 2021 |
