Varun Chakravarthy is right behind wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer, who made his debut in 1974 aged 36 years and 138 days.

Varun Chakravarthy had a brilliant T20I series against England when he scalped 14 wickets in five matches. Chakravarthy was also named Player of the Series and has now been rewarded for his exploits with an ODI debut.

Varun Chakravarthy became the second-oldest Indian to debut in ODI cricket, behind Farookh Engineer, who made his debut at 36 years and 138 days against England in Leeds in 1974.

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy's ODI debut for India might be delayed feels former India cricketer Zaheer Khan. The former pacer feels that India would focus on winning the series before handing out further debuts.

Overall, it is Farokh Engineer, who holds the No. 1 spot in the list of oldest ODI debutants for India. He had had made his debut in 1974 at the age of 36 years and 138 days.

At 33 years and 164 days old, Varun became India's second-oldest ODI debutant after Farokh Engineer (36y 138d) in 1974.

After a successful T20I series, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has joined Team India's ODI squad in Nagpur, as per reports. Chakravarthy has been added to the 50-over setup ahead of the team's series against England. The star spinner wasn't part of original squad.