IPL 2019---Varun Chakravarthy has been bought for Rs 8.4 crore by Kings XI Punjab
- 5 years ago
Varun Chakravarthy, 27, who has been bought by KXIP, hails from Tamil Nadu and had started cricket as a wicket-keeper-batsman. But at the age of 17, he decided to become a bowler. After a brief stint as a pacer, he switched spin bowling, which eventually proved to be a full-time occupation.
Chakravarthy has quite a record at the club level, where he had got opportunities to bowl to Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen at the nets. He has played for the Madurai Panthers in the 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Chakravarthy has played a total of nine List A matches and one first-class match. He has 22 List A wickets to his name.
Chakravarthy has quite a record at the club level, where he had got opportunities to bowl to Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen at the nets. He has played for the Madurai Panthers in the 2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League. Chakravarthy has played a total of nine List A matches and one first-class match. He has 22 List A wickets to his name.