Bhagath Varma (Cricketer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhagath Varma

• Bhagath Varma is an Indian cricketer, who plays as a bowling all-rounder for Hyderabad in the domestic league and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

• Bhagath Varma started playing cricket at the age of six and has represented all age groups under the supervision of his coach Mohammed Iqbal. He has played cricket for Kosaraju Cricket Club and R. Dayanand Cricket Club in the HCA League championship.

  

• Bhagath Varma picked up 35 wickets from six matches in Cooch Behar Trophy in 2017 and became the fifth-highest leading wicket-taker in the competition.

• Bhagath Varma was selected in the India-U19 squad for the tour of England, where he was part of two Test matches and five one-day matches in 2017 and was coached under the watchful eyes of Rahul Dravid. It was a great learning experience for him.

  

• Bhagath Varma is yet to make his debut in domestic cricket for Hyderabad. Despite being part of the Hyderabad team, he is still waiting for his chance to feature in a First-class, List-A, and T20 match for them.

• Bhagath Varma’s batting stats in local tournaments states that he has played in 22 matches scoring 427 runs in 19 innings at an average of 26.69 with his highest score being 95 runs.

• Bhagath Varma has picked up 29 wickets in 22 innings at an economy rate of 4.48 with a strike rate of 30.31 and 5/25 being his best bowling figure.

• Bhagath Varma was bought by Chennai Super Kings at the base price of 20 Lakhs INR at IPL auctions 2021. In an interview, his mother, Uma Devi talked about how she felt after her son was bought by CSK in the IPL auction. She said-:
  

  He never misses a single session and has represented Hyderabad in all age groups after joining St Andrew’s School. John Manoj and coach Iqbal have played a big role in shaping my son’s career. Finally, justice has prevailed and talent recognized,’’

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