Suryakumar reveals reason behind Deepak Chahar's non-selection for IND vs AUS 5th T20I, names Arshdeep as replacement
Hindustan TimesTeam India was without pacer Deepak Chahar for the fifth and final T20I of the bilateral series against Australia as skipper Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the tactical change for the hosts at the coin toss on Sunday. Rinku Singh's quick-fire knock and Axar Patel's bowling heroics powered Suryakumar's Team India to a series-win triumph over Australia in the 4th T20I on Friday at Raipur. Indian bowler Deepak Chahar with captain Suryakumar Yadav celebrates the wicket of Australian batter Matthew Short After taking an unassailable 3-1 lead over the visitors, India squared off against Australia for the final encounter of the T20I series at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Deepak Chahar unavailable for 5th T20I, confirm Suryakumar Interestingly, India made a forced change for the final T20I against Australia which paved the way for pacer Arshdeep Singh to feature in the playing XI for the hosts.