Overview
- Ravichandran Ashwin advised against playing Varun Chakaravarthy in every T20I versus South Africa and New Zealand to keep rivals from decoding his variations.
- The guidance, delivered on Ashwin’s YouTube show Ash Ki Baat, came on the eve of the first T20I in Cuttack on December 9.
- Ashwin addressed head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, framing the December–January fixtures as potential World Cup previews.
- He recommended pairing Kuldeep Yadav with Chakaravarthy at the World Cup but cautioned against using both extensively in the lead-up.
- Coverage notes Chakaravarthy’s T20I return to form, with a career haul of 45 wickets in 29 matches and best figures of 5/17.