Twitter disappointed after Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad miss out from India's XI

While everyone expected India to make few changes to the playing XI after already sealing the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in the last game itself, few expected that five players will get to don the Indian jersey for the first time. Rahul Chahar, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nitish Rana, and Chetan Sakariya got to make their ODI debuts.

While everyone seemed happy for the five debutants, two prominent names were missing from the list, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Padikkal. Many experts, critics, and fans expected these two promising young openers to make their debuts, but the elusive wait at least in ODI format continues for Gaikwad and Padikkal.

As soon as the fans saw the names of the duo missing from the squad, they flooded Twitter with sad faces and lines which prominently said, both players should have been given a chance in the third ODI. But all is not lost for Gaikwad and Padikkal, as they can still get to play in the three-match T20I series starting on Sunday (24 July).

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Padikkal had great IPL season

It’s a well-documented fact that both the youngsters showed their immense potential by playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). If Gaikwad scored three consecutive fifties for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the last year’s IPL and announced his arrival with a bang, then Padikkal too made heads turn for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by scoring over 400 runs in the 2020 IPL season.

The southpaw sizzled this year during the first half of the 14th edition IPL by scoring a century against Rajasthan Royals. That chanceless knock by Padikkal made the selectors take notice of the precocious talent.

On the other hand, Gaikwad too this year scored two half-centuries and formed a lethal opening combination with Faf du Plessis at the top for CSK. He also had a decent Vijay Hazare Trophy while leading Maharashtra in the 2021 season.

With back-to-back three T20Is lined up, Rahul Dravid head coach for the Sri Lanka tour, might be tempted to play these young openers ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

Here’s of the Twitter reacted:

Devdutt watching Dhawan giving cap to Rana,gowtham pic.twitter.com/VP0meYq0Hb

— Troll Dhawan Haters (@Dhawanswarrior) July 23, 2021

I think India should have gone ahead with Devdutt or Ruturaj instead of Hardik..

Got to see them when the flow is good and when conditions aid them… pic.twitter.com/KZHpfvGEw7

— Learnzonepluss@gmail.com (@learnzonepluss) July 23, 2021

People bigger than Devdutt are celebrating him not getting selected for the team. This shameless behaviour << ☠️

— Adi🍁 (@RagnarLegacy) July 23, 2021

I don't care how big talent Shaw is. If he doesn't make a big inning today. Devdutt should start ahead of him in the first t20.

— Adi🍁 (@RagnarLegacy) July 23, 2021

5 players are making debut today and Devdutt isn't one of them. Wtf 😭😭

— Spidey (@MrStarksPeter) July 23, 2021

Sanju Samson has an average of 30 in List A but some will say he's better than Pant and Rahul. Devdutt has thrice the average with same SR, but sadly India already had 2 good openers. Importance of luck in sports.

— Kishore (@Kishore__Rajput) July 23, 2021

Ruturaj Gaikwad in India A
Matches :59
Runs:2681
Average:47.9
SR:97.6 pic.twitter.com/eLN8eJ93bl

— kavana (@kavana_7) July 23, 2021

Seven ODI debuts in this series and Ruturaj Gaikwad is still uncapped… Definition of Unlucky. #INDvsSL

— Naman Agarwal (@CoverDrivenFor4) July 23, 2021

Today's debutants are:-
1)sanju samson
2) nitish rana
3) krushnappa Gowtham
4) Rahul chahar
5) chetan sakariya
I am very happy for these guys
❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍
But very unhappy also because ruturaj gaikwad and devdutt paddikal are not playing 😔😔😔🥺🥺🥺☹️☹️☹️ pic.twitter.com/RaDr1K8kbe

— Deepak Kumar Singh (@DeepakK59868798) July 23, 2021