Devdutt Padikkal: In the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Indian star batsman Devdutt Padikkal continued his excellent form and scored a century.
Devdutt Padikkal: In the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Indian star batsman Devdutt Padikkal has performed amazingly while continuing his excellent form. In the first inning of this match, he played a stormy inning of 117 runs. During this, he completed his century in 168 balls. Let us tell you, this is his second century in Test cricket.
After Galle, the bat thundered in Colombo
After playing a brilliant inning of 167 runs in the first innings of the Galle Test, now Devdutt Padikkal’s bat has spoken strongly in the Colombo Test also. In this match, he played an inning of 117 runs in 193 balls, which included 12 fours. By scoring a century in the second consecutive Test match, Padikkal proved that he is a long race horse in red ball cricket. In the first test match, he batted brilliantly and scored a total of 211 runs, due to which he was made the player of the match.
History was created in the first test
In the first Test match played against Sri Lanka in Galle, Padikkal created history by scoring 167 runs while batting at number 3. This was the highest score by any Indian batsman at number three in a Test match against Sri Lanka since 2009. With this century in the second Test match, Padikkal has equaled the greats like Vinod Kambli, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan. All those Indian players had scored two centuries in a Test series while playing on Sri Lankan soil. Now Devdutt Padikkal’s name has also been included in this list.
Got a chance in playing 11 in place of Sai Sudarshan
26 year old Indian young batsman Devdutt Padikkal was not the first choice of the team management for the playing 11. Had Sai Sudarshan been fit, perhaps Padikkal would not have even got a chance in the final eleven. After Sudarshan’s exit, Padikkal got a chance to play for India and he proved himself by capitalizing on this opportunity.
Padikkal has played a total of 4 test matches for India so far, in which he has scored 418 runs in 6 innings. During this period, he has also scored 2 centuries with his bat.