India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has surprised everyone with his dream T20 XI, leaving out some of the country’s biggest cricket stars

He shared his team while talking to former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Ashwin’s YouTube channel. Varun picked an attacking team full of players in good form right now. But he left out great players from India like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni, who have been huge names in T20 cricket for many years.

He chose players who have done really well in recent seasons, especially in franchise leagues around the world. Only three Indians made it into his team, all known for their ability to win games on their own.

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Which Indians did Varun Chakravarthy pick?

He chose Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya. But what really got people talking was who he left out. Kohli is the top run-scorer in IPL history and RCB won the 2025 title. Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have each won the IPL five times as captains.

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Jos Buttler from England and Australia’s Travis Head as the openers, both known for fast starts and big hitting. In the middle order, he picked West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran and South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen, who are strong hitters of the ball. His all-rounders are Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, his trusted KKR teammates who can win matches with both bat and ball. For bowling, he included Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, Sri Lanka’s young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana, and India’s Jasprit Bumrah. The other Indians in his team are Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. Varun’s team shows he likes players who are doing well right now in T20 cricket even if it means leaving out some of India’s biggest and most successful names.

Varun Chakravarthy’s Dream T20 XI

Jos Buttler, Travis Head, Suryakumar Yadav, Nicholas Pooran, Heinrich Klaasen, Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Matheesha Pathirana