Selectors Decline Request Of Team Management To Send Prithvi Shaw And Devdutt Padikkal To England

Jul 7, 2021 at 1:31 PM

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Selectors Decline Request Of Team Management To Send Prithvi Shaw And Devdutt Padikkal To England

Selectors have declined the request made by Indian team management to send openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to England to join the Test squad following the injury of Shubman Gill.

Indian team management’s request to selectors for sending openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the Test squad in England has been declined. The request was made after opener Shubman Gill’s injury surfaced following the completion of the World Test Championship (WTC) versus New Zealand in Southampton. He scored 36 runs only across two innings in India’s defeat.

Shubman Gill Photo Credit: (BCCI)
Shubman Gill Photo Credit: (BCCI)

Selectors Decline Indian Team Management’s Decision To Send Prithvi Shaw And Devdutt Padikkal To England In Place Of Injured Shubman Gill

Selectors have suggested the management draft Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is already with the team as a reserve opener, in the squad. The Indian team management in England has written an email asking for a replacement for Shubman Gill. India is set to play a five-match Test series against England, starting August 4.

As per the email written on June 28, the Indian team management has asked for openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the side, but questions were being raised about whether the chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma was on the same page as the think-tank.

Chairman Of Selectors Chetan Sharma (Pic Source: Twitter)
Chairman Of Selectors Chetan Sharma (Pic Source: Twitter)

The request had hinted that Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is in the reserves, is not believed to be technically ready for top-quality Test cricket. His selection over Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal is also debatable under these circumstances. This also means that KL Rahul, who has opened in England before, is only considered for the middle order and not as an opener.

“Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the entire Test series in the UK with shin splints that will take a minimum of three months to heal. The team’s administrative manager, at the end of last month, had sent an emailed requisition to former pacer Sharma asking for two more openers to be sent to the UK,” PTI had quoted a senior BCCI source privy to developments.

Both Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal are part of India’s limited-overs squad which is currently in Sri Lanka for the six white-ball matches.

Prithvi Shaw And Devdutt Padikkal Shone While Abhimanyu Easwaran Failed Recently But Was Surprisingly Chosen As A Stand By

The Indian team management in England wanted young openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the side but the chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma is not on the same page as the think-tank. There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran made it to the England-bound team as a stand-by after a disastrous 2019-20 Ranji season and an equally dismal A tour of New Zealand.

Devdutt Padikkal and Prithvi Shaw
Devdutt Padikkal and Prithvi Shaw Twitter

While Prithvi Shaw was dropped from the playing XI in Australia and later from the England Test series after his failure in the 1st pink-ball Test versus Australia in Adelaide, Devdutt Padikkal just received his maiden India call-up for the Sri Lanka series starting July 13 with the first ODI in Colombo.

It can be concluded that Abhimanyu Easwaran is not believed to be technically ready for top quality Test cricket and his selection ahead of two in-form players like Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal has raised quite a few eyebrows.

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