Varun Chakravarthy revealed a surprising anecdote from the past when he carried a cricket ball to his own wedding reception (Image via Getty Images) Indian occultist Varun Chakravarthy has revealed how his obsession with cricket once led him to wear a cricket ball to his own wedding reception – a habit he says has become second nature.Speaking on Breakfast of Champions with Gaurav Kapur, the 34-year-old said he rarely goes anywhere without the ball in hand. “If you meet me anywhere else, at any time of the day, you’ll find a ball with me. I’m always carrying it. I don’t even realize I’ve carried it anywhere,” Varun said.The Kolkata Knight Riders star recalled a fun moment from his big day. “I did it at my reception and at my own wedding reception. I ended up taking the ball on stage and then I gave it to my brother to take. If the skin of the ball doesn’t touch my hand, I get withdrawal symptoms, like something’s missing,” he laughed.
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Interestingly, Varun was not always a cricket fanatic. The late bloomer didn’t take the sport seriously until he was 26, after pursuing other interests. “If I go back to 26, 24-26, it was all about movies. Before 24, it was about becoming the best architect in the world,” he said, recalling his early years filled with various ambitions. Architecture, filmmaking and music were some of his many interests before cricket.Denied entry into academies due to age restrictions, the spinner turned to the Internet for advice. “My only guru, sakshat guru, was YouTube. I kept seeing videos with at least 200-300 hours of bowling footage of Sunil Narine, Shahid Afridi and Rashid Khan. Anil Kumble, I watched easily thousands of hours of his bowling. That ignited a spark in me,” he said.
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Since then, Varun has built an impressive career. With 40 wickets in 24 T20Is for India and over 100 wickets in the IPL, including a winning season with KKR in 2024. His journey from self-taught to one of India’s best T20I bowlers remains as unique as the man who once took a cricket ball to a wedding scene.
