Story Of Varun Chakravarthy's Journey To The Indian Cricket Team!

WRITTEN BY Abirath EV

Varun Chakravarthy is an Indian Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer. Varun plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu as a right-arm leg break bowler.

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Varun has a large fan base on social media, with over 2,47,000 Instagram followers and 1,02,300 Twitter followers.

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Varun's birthday is August 29. His parents are Malini and C V Vinod Chakravarthy, BSNL's chief general manager. Vanditha is Varun's sister.

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Varun and his longtime girlfriend Neha Khedekar got married on December 11, 2020, at a wedding celebration hosted in Chennai.

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Varun attended Kendriya Vidyalaya CLRI in Chennai. Later, he attended St. Patrick's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, where he started playing cricket.

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Varun's estimated net worth in 2023 is $3 million. He makes money via cricket and brand endorsements. Loco and Asics are among the cricketer's sponsors.

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Kings XI Punjab released Varun before the 2020 IPL auction, and Kolkata Knight Riders bought him at the auction.

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The March 2021 India-England T20I series was approaching. Three players, including Varun Chakravarthy, missed the last two days of the 5-match series.

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Cricket wasn't part of his regimen for nearly 7 years. Varun didn't follow cricket, even though he traveled and spent time with friends.

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