Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opening batsman Devadut Padikal celebrates his 21st birthday today. Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also celebrating his 40th birthday today. If the whole cricket world was congratulating Dhoni on his birthday, Padikkal’s birthday would be a setback. In fact, Team India opener Shubman Gill, who is set to play a five-match Test series from August 4 on the tour of England, has been injured and is out of the entire series. In such a situation, the team’s management appealed to the selectors to send Padikal and Prithvi Shah to England as backup batsmen. But now the selectors have rejected the appeal of the team’s management. The selectors have asked the management of the team to add Abhimanyu Eshwaran, who is teaming up as a reserve opener.

According to a news release on ‘India Today’, the management had sent a letter to the selectors on 28 June in which they had requested Padikkal and Prithvi Shah to be sent to England. But it is believed that chief selector Chetan Sharma wants to be with Abhimanyu Eshwaran. The Mail claims that Abhimanyu Eshwaran is still not technically fit for high-quality Test cricket.

A senior BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity: “Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the entire England Test series due to a calf injury. It will take at least three months for him to recover from the injury. Requested.

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He was first inducted into the Indian team due to his spectacular performance in the IPL. At the same time, Prithvi Shah was dropped from the Test squad following the series against Australia. The two players are currently touring Sri Lanka, where India will have to play a limited-overs series from July 13 under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan.