Team India defeated Australia recently in a 5-match T20I series on the island nation's soil. The main architect of India's victory is being considered Varun Chakaravarthy, who took 5 wickets in the series, despite the pitch of Australia, which generally favours pacers like Jasprit Bumrah. Former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath also made a shocking claim ahead of the next ICC tournament, which is the T20I World Cup, scheduled to be played in the Indian subcontinent.

While speaking to Star Sports, Badrinath said, ''Numbers tell us that Varun Chakaravarthy is the No. 1 T20 bowler in the world. He is more valuable than even Bumrah. Whenever the runs are flowing in the powerplay or the middle overs or even in the 18th over, Varun is the go-to bowler.''

''He has gone to a different leve

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