Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has picked Varun Chakravarthy over Kuldeep Yadav in his playing XI for the first T20I against Australia in Canberra, which is scheduled to be played on Wednesday. Kuldeep’s inclusion in teams across formats has been one of the most discussed topics over the past few months.

Irfan named the same top six that featured in the Asia Cup , including the all-rounders in the form of Axar Patel and Shivam Dube.

With Hardik Pandya out injured and Aussie conditions demanding pace bowling, Irfan included all three frontline pacers present in the team: Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah.

“Harshit Rana’s cameo in the second ODI would have given the Indian team management a lot of confidence. So if he plays at No.8, India have their order ti

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