The one-off Test match will not be counted under the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 cycle. However, Shubman Gill and his boys will be ready to crush their opposition in Mullanpur. Ahead of the Test match, India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has dropped a massive update on the player who will bat at No.3 in the Test match.
It was spotted that Devdutta Padikkal was doing his catching drills in the slip cordon, as believed to be the one appearing for the No.3 spot for India ahead of Sai Sudharsan. Ryan ten Doeschate has made it clear that the batter who features tomorrow will have a long run in the traditional format of the game.
Stick to something- Ryan ten Doeschate hints at India's no.3 for Afghanistan Test
“I think whoever plays will be given a bit of rope,” he said. “It’s quite difficult with one Test match now, and then we don’t play a Test match for another two months. We need to factor that in, but the main point is we want to make a decision and then trust that player to grow into the role. We don’t have time to bed people in.”
Padikkal edging over Sai for No.3 spot for India
Sai Sudharsan has had a cold first-class season and failed to pile up as many runs as in his earlier seasons. However, coming from an IPL season where he has piled up more than 700 runs this season and was key for the Gujarat Titans while helping them to qualify for the final. Though both formats are different and he has played in the position and has failed to pile up many runs.
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