Devdutt Padikkal’s return to India’s Test side was not part of the original plan. The left-hander got his opportunity only after Sai Sudharsan, India’s preferred No.3, was ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka with a toe injury. Padikkal, who had not played a Test since 2024, was brought back into the XI […]
Brief scores: India (460/9 in 116 overs) vs Sri Lanka after the end of play on Day 2 in the Galle Test. Devdutt Padikkal admitted he had dreamt of scoring a Test hundred for a long time after marking his return to India’s Test side with a maiden century against Sri Lanka in Galle. Padikkal’s […]
There was a method behind Devdutt Padikkal’s mastery in Galle. The left-hander did not simply rely on timing or patience to produce his maiden international hundred; he put into practice months of specific preparation designed to tackle spin-friendly conditions. Returning to India’s Test side after nearly two years, Padikkal produced an unbeaten 131 on the […]
