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Varun Chakravarthy, whose rise in the ongoing edition of the IPL has been one of the most fascinating stories of the season, has stated that he is really short of words at the moment after his India selection. Chakravarthy has thanked the selectors for keeping the faith in his abilities.

Renowned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed his displeasure over the red-ball selection of KL Rahul and believes recalling a player for Tests based on IPL form sets a bad precedent. Manjrekar feels selectors forgetting about Rahul’s ‘abject failures’ is a slap to the Ranji performers.

Kolkata Knight Riders mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been handed a shock call-up for the Australia T20Is on the back of his impressive performances in the ongoing edition of the IPL. While the selectors overlooked Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, however, found a place.

The BCCI have named the ODI squad for the upcoming tour against Australia and have left out wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who has been enduring a torrid time in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. All-rounder Hardik Pandya makes a return, while Rohit has been put on standby.