DTVHINDI“I have earned the place, not that…” Devdutt Padikkal’s strong interview goes viral before Test team selection
Devdutt Padikal will represent Team D in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which will begin from September 5. Devdutt Padikkal (Image Credit- Twitter X) Bangladesh and New Zealand will be touring India in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Team India’s young batsman Devdutt Padikkal feels that he has cemented his place in the Test team. In fact, Padikkal made his Test debut in the fifth and final match of the series against England in Dharamsala in March this year due to a brilliant domestic season. He scored 65 runs off 103 balls in the first innings and India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs. Speaking to news agency PTI, the 24-year-old recalled his first Test innings and explained why he felt he was ready for the big challenge. Padikkal said, “Honestly, before going into that match (against England), I felt ready. I felt I had earned that spot. Obviously, I played a lot of domestic cricket that year and I had scored a lot of runs in Ranji Trophy as well.” “So, once you score runs, you get confidence. And obviously, scoring 50 (on Test debut) gave me even more confidence.” The Karnataka batsman had a stellar 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season, scoring 556 runs in four matches at an average of over 93, including three centuries. Talking about his innings in his debut Test against England in Dharamsala, Padikkal smashed 10 fours and a six before being bowled by off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. “I still have a lot to learn” – Devdutt Padikkal wants to keep improving Padikal will represent Team D in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which begins on September 5. The left-hander said he is keen to learn and improve to take his game to a higher level. “It is important that I keep improving. Obviously, Test cricket keeps challenging you. It is a tough format to play. So, I just have to focus on things where I can improve. There is a lot for me to learn. So, I am continuing to work on the things I need to improve.”
IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma was surprised to see Devdutt Padikkal’s catch, you will also laugh after seeing the reaction of the Indian captain.
Till the end of the first day’s play, Rohit Sharma is batting on 52* runs in 83 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The fifth test match between India and England has started in Dharamshala. The first day of the fifth Test was entirely in the name of the Indian team. On the first day of the fifth Test, Indian team’s young batsman Devdutt Padikkal took a very good catch near the boundary. Indian team captain Rohit Sharma was also surprised to see the catch of the young player. Let us tell you, Tom Hartley wanted to play a big shot towards deep midwicket on the ball of Ravichandran Ashwin. However, Devdutt Padikkal, standing near the boundary line, completed this catch very well. As soon as the young player took this catch, Rohit Sharma also became very excited and was heard saying, ‘What is this, man?’ Here’s the video: CAPTAIN ROHIT SHARMA’s reaction on devdutt padikkal’s incredible catch. Says :- kya he yrr ye?#INDvsENGTest #RohitSharma #100thTest pic.twitter.com/mz2j7R6cLg — ⌈ 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙭™⌋🪽 (@Rohitness_45) March 7, 2024 Talking about the match, by the end of the first day’s play, England scored 218 runs in their first innings after losing all the wickets. The spinners of the Indian team bowled very well in this match and maintained pressure on England. For England, opener Zak Crawley batted brilliantly and scored 79 runs. He hit 11 fours and one six during his innings. Apart from Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett contributed 27 runs while Joe Root scored 26 runs. Jonny Bairstow played an excellent inning of 29 runs while Ben Fox contributed 24 runs. The spinners of the Indian team took all 10 wickets in this match. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for 72 runs in 15 overs while Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket. Till the end of the first day’s play, Rohit Sharma is batting on 52* runs in 83 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes, while Shubman Gill has scored 26* runs in 39 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. In this match, young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal batted very well and played an explosive inning of 57 runs in 58 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes. Yashasvi did not spare any of the England bowlers and hit hard against all of them. The second day of the game will be very important for both the teams. IPL 2024: These 5 players can win Orange Cap this season If IPL 2024 flops, these 5 players will be out of T20 World Cup. 5 teams which have made it to the finals of Ranji Trophy the most number of times IPL 2024: Which team’s captain is getting the highest salary…? These 5 Indian greats never got a chance to captain in international cricket IPL 2024: 5 CSK players injured, Dhoni’s tension increased Top 5 players who took most catches in test cricket from Australia Top 5 players who hit most…
IND vs ENG: Ravi Ashwin gave a heart-touching speech on Devdutt Padikkal’s test debut, watch video
Padikkal was successful in making his debut in the 5th test match against England. Devdutt Padikkal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 5th match of the ongoing Test series between India and England is being played today from March 7 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamshala. Let us tell you that this match has been very special for two players of the Indian team. First, for experienced Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and second for young left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal. This was Ashwin’s 100th international match, whereas Padikkal was successful in making his debut in this match. On the other hand, Ashwin has given a heart-touching statement on Padikkal’s debut, the video of which is going viral on social media very fast. Ashwin gave a big statement on Padikkal’s debut Let us tell you that regarding this statement of Ashwin, BCCI has also posted a video on its official Cricket X account. According to this video, Ashwin says- As a very small child, who has come on the field. Through T20 cricket, he has achieved what people dream of. He has emerged as one of the cricket stars of the state, but he has also gone through times that will always be difficult for the youth. Earlier, he could not make his debut due to physical problem, but when he came here, it was in limbo whether he would play or not. His life has been very kind, but he has struggled a lot for it. Maybe that’s the one thing that makes you tough as a person and a cricketer. India restricted England to 218 runs in the first innings. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, the first innings of England, which won the toss and batted first, was reduced to just 218 runs in 57.4 overs in front of the excellent bowling of India. For India, in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took maximum 5 wickets, while R Ashwin got 4 wickets. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja also took 1 wicket.
