Devdutt Padikkal, with his performance has proved that he is a class batsman with a lot of potential. He is even capable of opening for team India, Internationally.
Devdutt Padikkal is one of the best emerging players which IPL has noticed. He is a left handed batsman with full potential to open for team India.
The 5th match between SRH and RR witnessed a run flow in Pune as the captain Sanju Samson top-scored with 55.
Before Gaikwad, Virat Kohli (Delhi), Devdutt Padikkal (Andhra Pradesh), and Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai) had accomplished the feat.
Dwayne Bravo and Shardul Thakur helped CSK restrict RCB to a total of 156, which is certainly praiseworthy considering the fine performances by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.
Although Devdutt Padikkal did not get a big score in the second T20I, Virender Sehwag was impressed with the batsman's approach.
Dhananjaya de Silva's unbeaten 40 helped Sri Lanka clinch a four-wicket win in the second T20I of the three-match series against India.
Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Chetan Sakariya and Nitish Rana have all been handed their respective T20I debuts.
Sri Lanka announced a 24-member squad to take on India in the upcoming ODI and T20I series in Colombo, with Dasun Shanaka named as captain.
Sanju Samson, Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan and more such names in the list, are part of India's limited-overs set-up on the tour of Sri Lanka.