Why do people want Sai Sudharshan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, etc in the test XI? Even Sundar batting in the top 6.

Sai averages 41 in FC cricket. His India A numbers aren't great either, he average 31.5 in Australia and 22 in SA. While you can argue that he hasn't batted enough, he also hasn't done enough to get a spot in the XI. Padikkal averages 41 in FC cricket and 36 for India A this year. Ruturaj is the definition of mediocrity in tests. A player in his peak years averaging just 30 is dead mediocre. Washington Sundar is averaging 32 in FC cricket. He can at max be a No. 7 batter. If these guys aren't making runs even at India A level, why are these guys in talks for playing for India? I feel it's just that people want to have a complete overhaul after every series. These guys aren't gonna do any better than KL and Gill, they'll do only worse. Both KL and Gill had much better numbers when they were selected. KL averaged 50+ in FC cricket when he was selected. Gill averaged 50+ too, and on top of that, he averaged 78 for India A when he was selected for AUS tour.