Devdutt Padikkal will have to wait to score further in his two Test caps as he was left out of the IND vs WI 1st Test. The left-handed batsman was included for the India vs West Indies tests in order to fill a gap in the middle order. Head coach Gautam Gambhir persisted with his all-rounder heavy approach with Nitish Kumar Reddy making the cut instead. Devdutt Padikkal stormed back into India reckoning with a brilliant century for India A. Karun Nair was struggling and Shreyas Iyer ruled out, so the Karnataka sensation was given a call-up to the 15-man team. Padikkal was more or less guaranteed to play in Ahmedabad, but fell short of selection. Gautam Gambhir is famous for his all-rounder heavy team picks and that was the scenario once more on Thursday. Nitish Kumar Reddy will get his first Test outing in India after getting preferred over Padikkal. Gambhir has gone with 3 all-rounders and a wicketkeeper rather than choosing a specialist batter in the XI. Also Read | Will RCB Join SA20? Graeme Smith Comments on the Team’s Future Padikkal made half century on debut for India against England last year. He batted at No.3 in Perth Test vs Australia. Interestingly, it was the series where Nitish Kumar Reddy announced. Reddy went on to make a hundred in Melbourne and played 3 of the 5 Tests in the recent India vs England series. Though he missed the opening Test against West Indies, Devdutt Padikkal's journey is by no means over. The young man has hinted at his potential with strong performances for India A and on his Test debut, showing that he belongs in this class. Even though Gautam Gambhir's like for an all-rounder weighty side proved costly this time, chances are sure to befall him as India keeps rebuilding its middle order. With the aptitude, temperament, and voracity he carries, Padikkal is a standing chance for the upcoming games and could soon establish himself in the Test scenario.