Devudutt Padikkal endured a poor IPL 2023 season with Rajasthan Royal with just 261 runs in 11 matches while young pacer Avesh Khan managed to pick only eight wickets in nine games for Lucknow Super Giants.
Injury to Indian players has been the talking point of the town in the last few months with even skipper Rohit Sharma voicing the concern about the same.
Devdutt Padikkal slammed his maiden first-class hundred, an unbeaten 161, as Karnataka ended day one of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Pondicherry here at 293 for 3.
Devdutt Padikkal will be playing for his new team Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022.
Padikkal said playing for RCB right from the first game gave him the required confidence to ace the tournament.
The side failed to capitalise on their impressive start as RCB lost quick wickets towards the end of the innings, managing 156/6.
In the first half of IPL 2021, Padikkal had smashed his maiden IPL hundred off just 51 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai.
The left-handed opener, who hit a six and a four, was drafted into the playing XI after eight players were put in isolation for coming in close contact with Covid-hit Krunal Pandya.
Rahul Dravid is the coach of the Indian limited-overs team which is currently in Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is.
The Indian team management on June 28 through its administrative manager Girish Dongre had requisitioned for two openers as Shubman Gill's replacement.
Padikkal, who turned 21 on Wednesday, had a heartwarming birthday message for Dhoni during the cake-cutting ceremony with fellow Team India members.
There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Abhimanyu Easwaran made it to the England-bound team as a stand-by after a disastrous 2019-20 Ranji season and an equally dismal A tour of New Zealand.
There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Abhimanyu Easwaran made it to the England-bound team as a stand-by after a disastrous 2019-20 Ranji season and an equally dismal A tour of New Zealand.
The Kerala-born player has shown tremendous promise for his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), scoring a stunning century against Rajasthan Royals (RR) this year.
The Indian team is scheduled to play the World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton from June 18-22 before taking on England in a five-Test series.
Padikkal has become a mainstay at the top of the order for RCB and scored his first Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday.
Padikkal, who scored his maiden IPL century, put up an unbeaten 181-run opening stand with Kohli to help RCB win the match on Wednesday with nearly four overs remaining.
The 20-year-old smashed an unbeaten 101 off 52 balls in an opening stand of 181 with Kohli as RCB registered an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals.
RR's Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara opened up on the game in the post-match press conference, lauding the youngster Padikkal for his maturity to bat through.
While Kohli anchored at the other end, Padikkal kept hitting boundaries for fun as the pair added the first 100 runs within just 9.4 overs.
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