NEW DELHI: Precisely every week earlier than the beginning of the primary Border-Gavaskar Trophy Take a look at vs Australia in Perth, India are rocked by damage and availability considerations. Shubman Gill is unlikely to play the collection opener because of a fractured thumb and captain Rohit Sharma has determined to remain again along with his household and new-born for a number of extra days. KL Rahul was hit by a ball on the primary day of match simulation, too, however the administration shouldn’t be too anxious about him.
With each Gill and Rohit now lacking, the Indian think-tank has gone right into a huddle mode and are considering between Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan. Each gamers travelled with the India A squad for the 2 fixtures vs Australia A final month and have been a part of the continued match-simulations in Perth.
Remainder of the India A gamers are scheduled to fly out of Perth round midnight on November 17 however there’s a robust chance of one of many two elegant southpaws staying again.
“The ultimate name might be with the coach, captain and selectors however there’s a robust chance of administration asking one specialist top-order batter to remain again for the collection opener. Abhimanyu Easwaran is already there however one in all Sai or Devdutt might effectively keep again too,” mentioned a supply monitoring developments.
Padikkal has sufficient expertise at prime of the order and has impressed males’s senior choice committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, who quick tracked him for the England Exams. The teenager performed only one innings throughout that collection and scored a strong 65. Even within the collection vs Australia A, the Karnataka batter acquired good begins and scored 88 within the first fixture in Mackay.
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Sai Sudharsan was India A’s No.three in these video games and scored 100 within the second outing. The Tamil Nadu batter scored a double hundred within the Ranji Trophy earlier than the India A video games, and likewise scored 100 in Duleep Trophy and for Surrey within the English County circuit.
There may be nonetheless a while earlier than the primary Take a look at begins however the administration is prone to take the decision on India A gamers within the subsequent few hours as they’re initially scheduled to depart the nation on November 17, when the match simulation drills finish.
