Tilak Varma: Everyone flexible except openers; defends Axar's promotion.

• Tilak Varma stated all Indian batters, except openers, are flexible for any position.
• Varma defended Axar Patel's promotion to number three in the last T20I, citing past success.
• India and South Africa are tied 1-1 ahead of the third T20I in Dharamshala.
• Assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate confirmed the team is experimenting with batting combinations.

Why It Matters: Player flexibility and batting experiments are key to India's T20 World Cup plans.