India vs England: Selectors decline management's request to send Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal as backup openers

India vs England: Selectors have declined the request made my Indian team management to send openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to England to join the Test squad following the injury of Shubman Gill.

Indian team management's request to selectors for sending openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the Test squad in England has been declined, India Today learnt on Tuesday. The request was made after Shubman Gill's injury surfaced following the completion of World Test Championship (WTC) versus New Zealand in Southampton.