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"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.
Chasing a target of 162, the hosts could manage only 150/7. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who came on as a concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja, claimed 3/25, while debutant pacer T Natarajan took 3/30.
The all-rounder powered India to a six-wicket win with a blazing unbeaten 42 off 22 balls, helping the side score 25 off 12 balls and 14 in the final over for a series-clinching victory in the second and penultimate T20I against Australia on Sunday.
Wade, who stood in for the injured Aaron Finch as Australia's captain in the second T20I, missed a difficult chance to stump Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan off spinner Mitchell Swepson at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Chasing 195, India needed 14 off the last over. Pandya smashed two sixes off Daniel Sams as India won with two balls to spare.
Starc left the team's bio-secure bubble in Sydney on Saturday after being told about a family illness.
Australia's opening problems have been compounded by injury to Warner's likely replacement Will Pucovski, who retired hurt during the tour match against India 'A' on Tuesday after being struck in the helmet by a bouncer.
The hosts' batsmen posted 374/6 in the first ODI and put the Indian bowlers to the sword once again in the second, amassing 389/4 to set up comfortable victories.
Australia defended 186 despite a chancy 85 by Indian captain Virat Kohli.
The Indian captain also hinted that he might skip the three-day pink-ball warm-up game ahead of the Test series against Australia.
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