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The 29-year-old, who only started taking his spin bowling seriously in 2018, said he was not expecting to be picked in the national team. He has played only 12 T20s and featured in a lone first-class game.
India logged their first points of the tournament by winning the third and final ODI and are placed sixth with nine points.
The Indian captain broke the record held by legendary compatriot Sachin Tendulkar.
Chasing 303, Australia were bowled out for 289 in the final over.
Like in the New Zealand series earlier this year, the inability of the bowling attack to pick up wickets on batting tracks went a long way in India being outplayed in the three-match ODI series Down Under.
Right-arm pacer Shardul Thakur was named as Jadeja's replacement.
Off-spinner Lyon replaced all-rounder Cameron Green, who has been released from the squad to play for Australia 'A'.
Thomas Eso, who hails from Ayiroor in Pathanamthitta district, has been preparing food for the Men in Blue ever since they arrived in Canberra for the third one-dayer.
Chahal, who was not in original eleven, came in as concussion substitute for Jadeja and grabbed 3/25 in a match-winning performance in the first T20 International against Australia.
"Jadeja was more of an all-rounder and he had done his batting. Chahal is a (pure) bowler," said the 33-year-old who took 3/22 and scored 30 in the first T20I.
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