India vs Australia Test Series: The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played on November 22. But before this too, Indian players had played intra-squad matches, in which many well-known Indian players got injured. This increased team management difficulties. Shubman Gill suffered a fractured toe, which ruled him out of BGT’s first Test match. KL Rahul injured his elbow while playing an intra-squad match. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma stayed in India for the birth of his second child. His wife has given birth to a son. Now he is likely to go to Australia soon, but no date has been announced yet.
Devdutt Padikkal will stay only in Australia
According to a Cricbuzz report, under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, India-A team played a 2-Test series against Australia-A. The players playing for India A are all set to return home in the next 24 hours. But due to injuries to star players, the team management has decided to keep Devdutt Padikal, who is playing for India A, in Australia as a precautionary measure. He will be the backup of the senior team. Now if any other player gets injured then he can also be included in the senior team.
Played only one test match for India
According to Cricbuzz, Devdutt Padikkal’s experience and familiarity with Australian conditions make him an excellent backup option. He played innings of 26, 1, 36 and 88 runs against Australia-A. He has played only one Test match for the Indian team so far. Padikal scored 65 runs in a Test match against England in the year 2024. Apart from this, he has also played two T20 International matches for Team India.
A strong performance in domestic cricket
24-year-old Devdutt Padikkal may not have got much chance in international cricket yet, but he has scored mountains of runs in domestic cricket. He scored 2677 runs in 40 first class matches including 6 centuries. He has 1875 runs in 30 List-A matches including 8 centuries and 11 fifties. He has been part of RCB, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in IPL.
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