Varun Chakaravarthy

Varun Chakaravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders · legbreak googly · right-hand bat · Bowler

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IPL 2026 · Season complete246 balls bowled
11
Matches
8.8
Economy
11
Wickets
22.4
Bowl SR
Source: CricketStudio / ball-by-ball · 246 deliveriesCanonical: players/varun-chakaravarthy
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Varun Chakaravarthy's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: SRH — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.17).

Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against SRH.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value3 wickets vs SRH
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026
IPL careerpre-2026 seasons pending an ESPNcricinfo-id match
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202611111229.38.563/140
IPL career
T20Is
ODIs
Tests
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-28 20:32:33 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

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Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Shubman Gill2751188.940
Jos Buttler1424171.410
Axar Patel1318138.550
Rohit Sharma1123209.120
Ryan Rickelton1018180.030
Tilak Varma10660.050
Riyan Parag9777.840
Dewald Brevis811137.530
Ishan Kishan813162.510
Ashutosh Sharma817212.520
Hardik Pandya811137.520
Sahil Parakh811137.530

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#10 · tail155100.05.001
#11 · tail1010.00.001

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught150%
Bowled150%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

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Plays for
Kolkata Knight Riders

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Frequently asked

Who is Varun Chakaravarthy?
Varun Chakaravarthy is a cricketer playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 as a bowler (legbreak googly), right-handed batter.
Which IPL 2026 team does Varun play for?
Varun Chakaravarthy plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.
What was Varun's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Varun Chakaravarthy's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: SRH — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.17).
What is Varun's bowling style?
Varun Chakaravarthy bowls legbreak googly.
How many wickets has Varun taken in IPL 2026?
Varun Chakaravarthy's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: SRH — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 11.17).
What is Varun's death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026?
Varun Chakaravarthy concedes 12.75 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (24-ball sample, #60 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
What are Varun's full bowling figures in IPL 2026?
Varun Chakaravarthy has taken 10 wickets at economy 8.38, average 25 across 8 IPL 2026 matches.
What are Varun's best bowling figures in IPL 2026?
Varun Chakaravarthy took 3/14 in their best IPL 2026 spell, fixture #69622.
Where can I find Varun's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Varun Chakaravarthy are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/varun-chakaravarthy — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Is Varun a right-hand or left-hand batter?
Varun Chakaravarthy bats right-handed.

About

RoleBowler
TeamKolkata Knight Riders
Battingright-hand bat
Bowlinglegbreak googly
Nationality

Identity & cross-references

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