It’s more than likely that, had Deepak Chahar been available, Arshdeep Singh would not have played Sunday’s final Twenty20 International against Australia. Chahar’s departure owing to a medical emergency opened the door for the left-arm seamer’s return to the playing XI, and for large parts of the dead rubber at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the 24-year-old was on a hiding to nothing.

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