India is playing a five-match T20 series against Australia. Deepak Chahar has been called into the squad for the last two matches of that series. He was not in the initially announced squad.

Besides, Mukesh Kumar has been given leave for marriage before the ongoing third match. He will also join the team for the last two T20Is. Chahar has been struggling with injuries for a long time. Chahar last played an ODI for India in December 2022. Recently, he has done well in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a T20 tournament in domestic cricket. He has also started well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the ODI format. Due to the great rhythm with the bat and ball, everything has been called once again to the national team.

None of India's pacers are very good with the bat. In that case, Chahar's return to the team before the T20 World Cup is good news for India. India will play 6 more international T20 matches before the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. Then there is the IPL.

The third match of the India-Australia series is currently underway. India has scored 222 runs by losing 3 wickets before writing this report. In response, Australia managed to score 56 runs after losing 1 wicket after 5 overs. Having won the first two matches of the series, India is already leading by 2-0.