Devdutt Padikkal showcased his expertise on his debut with a positive half-century within the first towards England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Padikkal seemed assured throughout his 65-run knock as he made positive India crossed the 200-run lead on Day 2 of the fifth Test. The southpaw performed some beautiful drives which inspired the cricket followers and critics.
Devdutt Padikkal seemed assured throughout his 65-run knock on his debut innings.
Padikkal smashed 10 fours and a six throughout his 103-ball keep within the center. However, he did not convert his begin right into a triple-digit rating and was dismissed by Shoaib Bashir who needed to produce a particular supply to get the higher of him.
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Padikkal was picked in India’s squad for the final two Tests after KL Rahul was dominated out attributable to a quadriceps damage. The southpaw waited for his probability and warmed the bench in Ranchi however obtained the possibility to point out his expertise in picturesque HPCA, Dharamsala.
After the day 2 play, the southpaw recalled the night time earlier than his Test debut and stated that nervousness made it a troublesome night time’s sleep on the eve of the match.
“Regardless of when you get to know, there is always going to be nervousness around. That was still there. I got a message the previous night saying that I could be playing. I was nervous, it was a tough night’s sleep but it is something you also enjoy at the same time. You live for those days,” Padikkal instructed reporters after the match.
He shared a vital 97-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Sarfaraz Khan to rebuild the Indian innings after they misplaced centurions Rohit and Shubman Gill in fast succession.
The southpaw opened up the partnership with Sarfaraz as he known as the Mumbaikar an awesome character to have round.
“It’s always fun to bat with Sarfaraz Khan. He is a great character to have around. It was just some light stuff and nothing too serious. We weren’t really discussing the game a lot, we just wanted to make sure we make each other comfortable on the ground. You are two against eleven, so we just tried making each other comfortable and enjoyed batting with each other,” stated Padikkal.
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