Varun Chakravarthy Age, Family, Girlfriend, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Varun Chakravarthy Vinod
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Grey
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	None
Domestic/State Team(s)	• Karaikudi Kaalai • Siechem Madurai Panthers • Tamil Nadu • Kings XI Punjab
Batting Style	Right-hand
Bowling Style	Legbreak & Googly
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 August 1991
Age (as in 2018)	27 Years
Birthplace	Bidar, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
College/University	SRM University, Tamil Nadu
Educational Qualifications	Graduation in Architecture
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Travelling, Listening to Music
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Family
Parents	Father- C.V. Vinod Chakravarthy (Works at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Mother- Malini Chakravarthy (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Not Known Sister- Vanditha Chakravarthy
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Ravichandran Ashwin
Favourite Food	Snickers Chocolate Bars
Favourite Actor	Vijay
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	IPL- ₹8.4 Crore/year

Some Lesser Known Facts About Varun Chakravarthy

• At the age of 13, Varun Chakravarthy started playing cricket as a wicket-keeper-batsman.

• At the age of 17, he quit cricket; as he didn’t see his future in it. So, he decided to become an architect.

• After two years of working as an architect, he left the job and chose cricket as a career.

• In 2015, Varun started playing cricket as a medium pace bowler for the CromBest Cricket Club.

• Once, during a match for CromBest Cricket Club, he had suffered a knee injury, thereafter, he couldn’t play for six months.

• He then made his comeback as a spinner and started playing for Jubilee Cricket Club in the fourth division.

• Varun Chakravarthy was also inducted into the Tamil Nadu’s Karaikudi Kaalai team; however, he couldn’t get an opportunity to play.

• He came into limelight in 2018 when he played for the Siechem Madurai Panthers in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), where he took nine wickets in 10 matches and delivered 125 dot balls out of the 240 balls.

• In 2018, Varun Chakravarthy got selected to play for Tamil Nadu, and he made his List A debut against Gujarat at Chennai in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

• In the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took 22 wickets in 9 matches at an economy rate of 4.23.

• According to him, he has seven bowling variations such as Offbreak, Legbreak, Googly, Carrom Ball, Slider, Flipper, and Topspinner.

• Varun Chakravarthy has also worked as a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

• In December 2018, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) bought him at a whopping price of ₹8.4 crores for the ‘2019 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.

• He is fondly called as “mystery spinner.”