New Delhi. There has been a surprise entry of a young batsman in the Indian Test team that toured Australia. He is continuously getting injured in practice matches against Team India. After which the team management has asked Devdutt Padikkal to stay in Australia. Padikkal is in Australia for the last 20 days. He was playing for India A in a series of two 4-day unofficial matches against Australia A. Except Padikkal, all the players of India A team captained by Rituraj Gaikwad will reach India in the next 24 hours. Indian team management has asked Padikkal to stay in Australia after talking to the national selectors. Devdutt joined Team India as a backup player.
A 5-match test series will be played between India and Australia (IND vs AUS). The first test match of Border Gavaskar Trophy will be played in Perth from 22nd November. The Indian team will remain in Australia for the next 50 days. According to the report of Cricbuzz, this decision has been taken in view of the injury and unavailability of some top order players. The first Test match between India and Australia will be played at Optus Stadium in Perth from 22nd November. Shubman Gill is out of the first test match of the series. There is a fracture in his left thumb. Rohit Sharma is currently in India after becoming a father for the second time. It is not certain whether he will play in the first test.
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KL Rahul is troubled by elbow injury. However, 34-year-old Rahul came to the WACA on Sunday for batting practice. Devdutt Padikkal scored 36, 88, 26 and one run in four innings of the series against Australia A. This performance of Devdutt is not enough for entry in Team India but the team management feels that Devdutt is aware of the conditions here, hence he is a better option as a batsman's backup. Padikkal has played one test match so far. He played one Test and two T20 International matches against England this year.
No hurry regarding Shami
The Indian board does not want to rush into the matter of Mohammed Shami, who recently recovered from injury. According to the report, there is no plan yet to send Shami to Australia. Shami turned to Ranji to prove his fitness where he took 7 wickets in the comeback match to help Bengal win by 11 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Before taking any decision, the team management wants Shami to play more domestic matches. Shami can be seen playing for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Tags: Devdutt Padikkal, India vs Australia, Mohammed Shami
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 17, 2024, 4:14 PM IST
