{"id":258618,"date":"2026-08-19T17:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/why-should-you-drop-him-for-sudharsan-to-come-back-former-csk-star-on-indias-combination-headache-amid-sl-vs-ind-2026-tests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:08:29","slug":"why-should-you-drop-him-for-sudharsan-to-come-back-former-csk-star-on-indias-combination-headache-amid-sl-vs-ind-2026-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/why-should-you-drop-him-for-sudharsan-to-come-back-former-csk-star-on-indias-combination-headache-amid-sl-vs-ind-2026-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Why should you drop him for Sudharsan to come back?&#8221; &#8211; Former CSK star on India&#8217;s combination headache amid SL vs IND 2026 Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5206742\" data-slug-id=\"2824784\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/s-badrinath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Subramaniam Badrinath<\/a> opined on a possible combination headache for India going forward amid the Test series against Sri Lanka. Shubman Gill and his men beat the hosts by 165 runs in the first Test at Galle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/b-sai-sudharsan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Sai Sudharsan<\/a> was ruled out of the series due to an injury. His place was taken by Devdutt Padikkal in the playing 11, who grabbed the opportunity with both hands by scoring a magnificent hundred. He made 167 runs in the first innings and also scored 44 runs in the second.<\/p>\n<p>However, when Sudharsan regains complete fitness and returns, it will be interesting to see what happens to Padikkal, who has also performed. On the prospect of dropping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dhruv-jurel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dhruv Jurel<\/a> to bring Sudharsan back (as Rishabh Pant is the specialist wicketkeeper-batter), Badrinath reckoned that it would be unfair to drop Jurel.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why will you drop Dhruv Jurel? When he has been given the chance, he has not done anything wrong. You should not drop him. He has scored runs. Why should you drop him for Sudharsan to come back? When Sudharsan went out due to injury, Padikkal came in for him. Now, if Sai is fit, dropping Jurel or him does not make sense,&#8221; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z0LtsBLOE-I?si=mItrdbI_vxSb7qjZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">video<\/a> on his YouTube channel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notably, Jurel played an important knock in the first innings. The right-hander scored 51 runs off 68 balls, which eventually pushed the visitors past the 450-mark. They made 462 runs and gained the upper hand in the contest.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Subramaniam Badrinath highlights a harsh reality for Indian cricketers<\/h2>\n<p>Subramaniam Badrinath also highlighted that cricket was a harsh sport for players in the current scenario. He expressed that Devdutt Padikkal came in and scored runs, while Sai Sudharsan, who was also in good form, got ruled out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Cricket is a very harsh game for a player in India. Sudharsan also did nothing wrong as such, but he got injured. He was in good form. But now Devdutt came and scored runs. I think justice for any player is very difficult. This is the reality in a competitive country like India,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sudharsan had scored 81 runs in the one-off Test against Afghanistan at home and also made 332 runs for India A on their tour to Sri Lanka before the main series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Rishab Vm<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/news-why-drop-sudharsan-come-back-former-csk-star-india-s-combination-headache-amid-sl-vs-ind-2026-tests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Subramaniam Badrinath opined on a possible combination headache for India going forward amid the Test series against Sri Lanka. 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