Varun Chakravarthy has also omitted a couple of important players from the XI.
India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has named three Mumbai Indians (MI) players, two Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) players and two cricketers from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in his Dream T20 XI. It has to be noted that all of the players selected are the ones that Varun has played with or against.
Captain Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah feature from the Mumbai Indians, whereas West Indians Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are the players representing Kolkata Knight Riders, the franchise that Varun plays for.
The two players from Sunrisers Hyderabad in Varun Chakravarthy’s Dream T20 XI are Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen. England’s Jos Buttler and Nicholas Pooran of West Indies are the other cricketers who feature in Varun Chakravarthy’s Dream T20 XI.
MAL
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HKG
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SGP
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SAM
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WI
189/8
AUS
190/7
Australia beat West Indies by 3 wickets
WI
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AUS
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RWA
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ML
–
BHN
–
RWA
–
GLO
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LAN
–
ALZ-W
73/8
DIF-W
74/3
Djurgardens IF Women beat Alby Zalmi Women by 7 wickets
STO-W
58/5
ALZ-W
138/2
Alby Zalmi Women won by 80 runs
DIF-W
46/0
STO-W
45/7
Djurgardens IF Women Won by 10 wickets
ALZ-W
78/2
DIF-W
75/6
Alby Zalmi Women beat Djurgardens IF Women by 8 wickets
STO-W
63/2
ALZ-W
161/0
Alby Zalmi Women beat Stockholm CC Women by 98 runs
DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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ALZ-W
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DIF-W
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STO-W
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BCC
190/7
CCC
157/10
Bud Cricket Club beat City Cricket Club by 33 runs
GTC
116/8
NAJC
122/5
Nabajyoti Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 5 wickets
91YC
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NVR
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BCC
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CCC
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RWA-W
138/6
MWW-W
71/9
Rwanda Women beat Malawi Women by 67 runs
BOT-W
54/2
MZW-W
53/9
Botswana Women beat Mozambique Women by 8 wickets
SLO-W
190/6
EWW-W
41/8
Sierra Leone Women beat Eswatini Women by 149 runs
CW-W
105/9
LSN-W
50/10
Cameroon Women beat Lesotho Women by 55 runs
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IND-W
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BNC
174/3
CEC-A
175/6
CECC beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 4 wickets
RLC
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KRMPS
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CAT
90/3
GCF
89/7
Caribbean Tigers beat Grand Cayman Falcons by 7 wickets
VEV
112/6
BRT
117/3
Boca Raton Trailblazers beat Vegas Vikings by 5 runs
CAT
102/3
FLI
101/3
Caribbean Tigers beat Florida Lions by 7 wickets
VEV
81/0
GCF
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MIB
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BRT
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FLI
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MIB
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CAT
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CBS
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GCF
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BRT
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CAT
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MIB
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VEV
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BRT
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BAN
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PAK
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UAE
59/3
NIG
58/10
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
KNY
129/7
UGA
157/5
Uganda beat Kenya by 28 runs
KNY
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NBA
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UGA
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NIG
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KAK
135/9
OAW
137/5
Ossudu Accord Warriors beat Karaikal Kniights by 5 wickets
YAR
105/2
RWT
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Match Abandoned.
OAW
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MMS
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KAK
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VMK
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ASS
203/7
BAD
199/4
Amo Sharks beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 3 wickets
BDS
159/7
MAK
177/5
Mis Ainak Knights beat Boost Defenders by 18 runs
BAD
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SGT
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ASS
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MAK
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EDC
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WIC
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IAC
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SAC
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NZ
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SA
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IRE-W
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ZIM-W
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Varun made the selection for his Dream T20 XI during a conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin on an episode of Kutti Stories, a show hosted by Ashwin.
However, notable absentees from Varun’s team include Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who had retired from T20Is after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies. Both of them, however, continue to play for their respective franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Having been part of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise since 2020, the Tamil Nadu cricketer has played numerous matches with Andre Russell and Sunil Narine. The trio were part of Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL title-winning campaign in 2024, with Varun picking 21 wickets from 15 matches. He was Kolkata Knight Riders’ top wicket-taker that season.
As far as his India career is concerned, Varun has played four ODIs and 18 T20Is. He has taken 10 wickets in ODIs and 33 wickets for the Men in Blue in the shortest format. Varun was part of the India squad that won the 2025 Champions Trophy title.
Varun Chakravarthy’s Dream T20 XI: Jos Buttler, Travis Head, Suryakumar Yadav, Nicholas Pooran, Heinrich Klaasen, Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah and Matheesha Pathirana.
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