Varun Chakraborty’s ‘double century’ with a comeback of 3/14, became the number-1 Indian spinner in this case

Varun Chakravarthy Fastest Indian Spinner To Reach 200 T20 Wickets: Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakraborty has revealed that he continued playing despite a fracture in his left hand while bowling one of his best spells of the Indian Premier League in the match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. The form of this Tamil Nadu spinner was not very good before this match, and his performance was below average. However, the spinner made a brilliant comeback with a match-winning spell, and he said that he had to endure a lot of pain during this period. Despite all this, his name has now been included in the record book.

Chakraborty’s spell thrown

Speaking at the post match presentation, Chakraborty revealed that he still has two fractures in his left hand. Chakraborty had not been able to play two matches before, and now the reason for this has become clear. Varun played a key role in destroying the Rajasthan Royals top-order as he dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Ryan Parag. He received the ‘Player of the Match’ award for this performance.

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What did the spinner say after the match?

Varun said, ‘Today the pitch was a little slow, which was favorable for us. But in the beginning, in the first few matches, I was injured; I had 2 fractures. I still have 2 fractures in my left hand. So I’m just trying to manage it. Yes, it is a bit difficult, but I am just trying to manage it. I would say the pitch was a little slow, but it was perfect for us, and we took full advantage of it.

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Varun Chakraborty’s performance so far in IPL 2026

Included in ‘Fastest 200 Club’

Varun Chakravarthy has also become the fastest Indian spinner to reach 200 T20 wickets, leaving behind Kuldeep Yadav. The Delhi Capitals spinner took 160 innings to touch the 200 wicket mark, while Varun took only 155 innings. However, among the overall Indian bowlers, Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings is at the forefront, who did this feat in 151 innings.

Fastest Indian to reach 200 T20 wickets (by innings)

Arshdeep Singh – 151 innings
Varun Chakraborty – 155 innings
Kuldeep Yadav – 160 innings
Jaydev Unadkat – 162 innings
Mohammed Shami – 165 innings

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