Overview

• On June 30, Varun Chakravarthy told Ravichandran Ashwin on Kutti Stories that his current daily allowance as an India cricketer is USD 300
• He contrasted this with the ₹600 per day he earned as a junior artist on the Tamil film Jeeva early in his career
• Before breaking through in cricket, Chakravarthy worked as an assistant architect, ran an interior design firm, played guitar and directed short films
• After being dropped following the 2021 T20 World Cup, he rebuilt his career with strong IPL and domestic showings and took nine wickets to help India win the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai
• He is set to rejoin India’s national white-ball squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh in August