Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy
Personal information
Full name
Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod
Born (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Bidar, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break googly
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 259)9 February 2025 v England
Last ODI9 March 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.29
T20I debut (cap 87)25 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I8 March 2026 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.29
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Tirupur Tamizhans
2018Madurai Panthers
2018–presentTamil Nadu
2020–presentKolkata Knight Riders
2022–presentDindigul Dragons
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 4 45 29 150
Runs scored 3 121 102
Batting average 0.75 11.00 6.37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 32 24
Balls bowled 240 963 1,515 3,319
Wickets 10 73 75 197
Bowling average 19.00 16.61 14.29 21.26
5 wickets in innings 1 2 5 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/42 5/17 5/9 5/17
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 8/– 28/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2026 India & Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2025 Pakistan
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2025 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2026

Varun Chakravarthy Vinod (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the India national team as a right-arm leg spin bowler. He represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, and plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2026 T20 World Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2025 Asia Cup. In December 2025, he became the highest rated Indian bowler ever in the ICC rankings for Twenty20 Internationals with 818 points.