Not Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ex-CSK Batter Wants India To Play Varun Chakravarthy Instead In 3rd T20I

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could only score 4 runs in the second T20I vs NZ (Credit: AP)

For the third T20I against New Zealand, former Indian batter Subramaniam Badrinath has advised India to think about replacing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the starting lineup with Varun Chakaravarthy. Ishan Kishan was out by injury, so Sooryavanshi was added to the second T20I. Before all-rounders Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, and Nitish Kumar Reddy assisted India in chasing 181 in the last over, the youthful player appeared disoriented at No. 3, hitting just four runs off eight balls.

Since the lower order has been contributing enough with the bat to enable the side to bolster its bowling attack, Badrinath thinks India will benefit from adding another specialist bowler.

“Instead of playing Suryavanshi at No.3, India can play Varun Chakaravarthy in the 11. The players down the order are doing well now. So, why not go for a bowler like Varun? New Zealand’s scores of 220 and 180 could have been 200 and 160 in the first two games," Badrinath said on his YouTube channel.

Since sustaining an abdominal side strain during the T20I series against Afghanistan last month, Chakaravarthy, an all-around bowler, has not represented India. Meanwhile…

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