Published 10:19 IST, November 18th 2020
Varun Chakravarthy fanboys over Vijay & asks quirky question, his Kolkata team answers
Varun Chakravarthy posed with Vijay & asked a quirky question, using the Tamil superstar's film song's lyrics. His Kolkata team had an interesting answer
- SportFit
- 2 min read
Cricketer Vaurn Chakravarthy seems to be enjoying a dream. After an impressive show at the Dream11 Indian Premier League and getting his maiden call-up to the Indian cricket team, there was another reason for the leg-spinner to cheer as he met Tamil superstar Vijay recently. The photo went viral on social media, and even his team Kolkata joined in the bonding.
Varun Chakravarthy meets Vijay
Varun Chakravarthy took to Twitter to share the snap, where he was dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans while Vijay was dressed in a light pink shirt and purple trousers. The duo was all smiles as they shared a fist bump.
The 29-year-old even used words from a song in Vijay’s film Master, 'Ulla vandha powera-di, Anna yaar? (It is electric when he (vijay) enters a room. Who is he?)'
His team Kolkata had an brilliant answer, 'Namma spin thalapathy with Ilayathalapathy.’ In other words, they wrote that he was ‘Thalapathy’ (which means leader or master) of spin bowling as he posed with Vijay, who is also referred to with titles like 'Thalapathy' and 'Illayathalapthy.'
Varun Chakravarthy's Tamil connection
Varun Chakravarthy had shot to fame with his exploits in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, after which he was selected to represent the state team in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Ranji Trophy. This was followed by him being picked up for a whopping Rs 8.4 crore by Punjab franchise in the 2018 Indian Premier League auctions.
He was bought by the Kolkata team in 2020, and he repaid the faith with an impressive season this season.
Varun Chakrabvarthy was the ninth-highest wicket taker of the season with 17 wickets. The spinner had also an impressive economy rate of 6.84 and a highlight of the season was a five-wicket haul.
The player was the only new face named by the BCCI in the squads for the tour of Australia. He was selected for the T20 series, due to begin Down Under in December.
Updated 10:19 IST, November 18th 2020