Varun Chakravarthy Vinod is an Indian international cricketer who does leg-spin bowling. He plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and represents Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Chakravarthy made his T20I debut for India in July 2021 and his ODI debut in February 2025.
In October 2020, he was first named in India’s T20I squad for the series against Australia but was ruled out due to injury. He returned to the national setup in February 2021 for the T20I series against England and was later included in India’s ODI and T20I squads for the Sri Lanka tour in June 2021. He made his international debut on 25 July 2021 against Sri Lanka, where he took the wicket of Dasun Shanaka. He was also part of India’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup but went wicketless in his three appearances.
He made his ODI debut against England at Cuttack, becoming India’s second-oldest ODI debutant at 33 years and 164 days, after Farokh Engineer. During the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, he took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul (5/42) against New Zealand. His strong performances continued as he took two wickets each in the semifinal against Australia and the final against New Zealand, finishing as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 9 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 15.11.
Varun Chakravarthy Contract With BCCI
Varun Chakravarthy’s contract is part of the BCCI’s yearly contract system, which means he gets a fixed salary of ₹1 crore. For every match he plays, he earns extra money, like ₹15 lakh for each Test match, ₹6 lakh for each ODI, and ₹3 lakh for each T20. Besides this, he also earns match fees when he plays in Indian domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Varun Chakravarthy Salary
Varun Chakravarthy’s contract allows him to earn a fixed yearly salary of ₹1 crore and gets paid ₹15 lakh for every Test match, ₹6 lakh for every ODI, and ₹3 lakh for every T20 match he plays. He also earns extra money for domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the IPL, he plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and was retained for the 2025 season with a salary of ₹12 crore.
How much does Varun Chakravarthy make in a minute?
Varun Chakravarthy makes about ₹247 per minute from his ₹13 crore annual salary.
What is Varun Chakravarthy’s Career Earnings
Varun Chakravarthy’s career earnings as of 2025 are estimated to be between ₹40 and ₹45 crore. He earns ₹1 crore annually under the BCCI’s Grade C contract. He also receives payments for domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the IPL, Varun plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and was purchased for the 2025 season with a salary of ₹12 crore.
Varun Chakravarthy’s Year-by-Year Contract History
Varun Chakravarthy Contract: BCCI
Varun Chakravarthy’s contract for the 2024–25 season is his first BCCI central contract after his impressive return to international cricket in 2024. He was placed in the Grade C category, which provides an annual salary of ₹1 crore (around $115,000). This contract, valid from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, was awarded based on his strong performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, where he finished as one of the joint second-highest wicket-takers.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | ₹1 crore |
Varun Chakravarthy Contract: IPL
For Varun Chakravarthy’s contract for the 2025 season, he is retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹12 crore, continuing the same amount from 2024. In 2023, he also earned ₹12 crore from KKR, while in 2022 his salary was ₹8 crore. Before that, he was paid ₹4 crore by KKR in both 2020 and 2021 after joining them from Kings XI Punjab, where he started his IPL career in 2019 with a massive ₹8.4 crore contract.
| Year | Annual Salary (INR) |
| 2025 | ₹12 crore |
| 2024 | ₹12 crore |
| 2023 | ₹12 crore |
| 2022 | ₹8 crore |
| 2021 | ₹4 crore |
| 2020 | ₹4 crore |
| 2019 | ₹8.4 crore |
FAQs.
Q. Who is Varun Chakravarthy’s wife?
A. Varun Chakravarthy’s wife is Neha Khedekar. They got married in December 2020 during the pandemic.
Q. Is Varun Chakravarthy from Bengal?
A. No, Varun Chakravarthy is not from Bengal. He was born in Bidar, Karnataka, and grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Q. Is Varun Chakravarthy an engineer?
A. Before cricket, Varun Chakravarthy was an architect. He studied for a Bachelor of Architecture at SRM Institute of Science and Technology and worked for two years.
Q. What languages does Varun Chakravarthy speak?
A. Varun Chakravarthy can speak Tamil, Marathi, and Hindi.
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