Badrinath Recommends Varun Chakaravarthy Over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for India’s Third T20I
Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath has suggested that India replace 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with spinner Varun Chakaravarthy for the third T20I against New Zealand. Sooryavanshi, who replaced injured Ishan Kishan, scored four runs at number three but struggled in that role. Badrinath emphasized that the lower order has been performing well with the bat, allowing room for an additional bowler. He also opposed moving Sanju Samson from his opening position to accommodate Sooryavanshi.
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news18 broke this story on 26 Oct, 03:22 pm. Other outlets followed.