Devdutt Padikkal

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

I think he is the 1st player to cross 500 runs in SMA ever

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

 

[SK_IH]

The shot he got out to today was a typical Yuvi jab. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

The shot he got out to today was a typical Yuvi jab. 

even the slog sweep he plays is very similar to yuvi , some of his shots reminds me of gayle to

[rkt.india]

On 11/27/2019 at 5:52 AM, vvvslaxman said:

This guy is not even close to Sehwag. Sehwag is not a zero foot movement player. He was extremely strong square of the wicket. That s when he doesn't use his feet.  His fast hands take over. When he plays on the front foot he uses his feet. r.

Sehwag had foot movement that's news to me. Sehwag had non-existent front foot movement.

Edited November 29, 2019 by rkt.india

[Sandeep99]

Only a fool would not pick this guy into Indian team. Our selectors are dire fools.

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

@SK_IH - tht was a very yuvraj like shot

 

Coach khush hua 

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Today's innings 

 

https://www.bcci.tv/videos/139307/padikkal-s-match-winning-87-run-blitz

 

 

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

I think he is the 1st player to cross 500 runs in SMA ever

 

 

 

Correction Rohan kadam has also done it

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

11 hours ago, rkt.india said:

Sehwag had foot movement that's news to me. Sehwag had non-existent front foot movement.

You can't play frontfoot shot without feet movement. It is physically not possible.  Especially you cannot time like Sehwag with zero feet movement.

 

 

 

[Vijy]

if he gets selected in IPL, will be interesting to see how he handles 140+ bowlers. as of now, he does not look like a long-format player, but that's okay because we have enough openers there competing for the slots in tests - mayank, shaw, gill, Rohit, easwaran, panchal, klr, etc.

Edited November 30, 2019 by Vijy

[MCcricket]

This guy is special, not just a bitter but dynamic and could play all formats.

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, MCcricket said:

This guy is special, not just a bitter but dynamic and could play all formats.

I am not sure about tests. he has minimal footwork (like sehwag) and his hand-eye coordination seems good, but not on the level of sehwag. moreover, a lot of his bashing happened in t20s against very poor-quality pacers and spinners. based on his List A record, he also seems to have issues with strike rotation because his SR is much lower than current emerging talents like gill, garg, jaiswal, shaw, etc.

 

I am not saying that he is not special. clearly, based on his form, he deserves opportunities in A squad for limited over formats. we will have to first see how he does there.

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

Dont worry he is an RCB player.....u dnt need bowler when u have a captain like kohli o screw u

 

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

On 11/27/2019 at 8:21 AM, gakgupta said:

Woow...

Not even close to sehwag...???

Sehwag was one of the best batsmen in the world at his prime.....


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You completely misinterpreted my statement lol I said he is not close to sehwag not the other way around.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Mike Hesson, the former New Zealand coach, gave Padikkal a thumbs up as he walked off, all but sealing Karnataka's win. Hesson is now Director of Cricket at Royal Challengers Bangalore, who retained the 19-year-old ahead of the upcoming IPL auction. Padikkal was part of Royal Challengers' roster in 2019 too but didn't play a single game. Yet, it was his attitude that impressed Virat Kohli, the captain, who passed on some feedback to the new support staff led by Hesson and Simon Katich.

"Feedback from last season regarding Devdutt was that he made an excellent impression with his willingness to learn from the experienced players around him," Hesson told ESPNcricinfo. "Being a local Karnataka lad, who this domestic season has shown an ability to step up quickly. To have such an excellent season when only 19 is very heartening for RCB for sure. Devdutt is focusing on the right things at the moment and if he continues to do so, he will have a very successful career ahead of him."

For Hesson, it's not his first assignment in the IPL, or for that matter in India. He was Kings XI Punjab's head coach in 2018 and 2019. That aside, he has extensively worked as a cricket analyst for broadcasters Star Sports. As part of that routine, he was on duty during the Karnataka Premier League, a local T20 competition. It was there that Hesson first had a good look at Padikkal, who draws inspiration from the "character and fight" he saw in Gautam Gambhir while growing up.

So what are Padikkal's strengths as a batsman? "He batted in the middle order at the KPL, and he showed power both sides of the wicket, which was impressive for such a young player," Hesson explained. "Being a tall player, Devdutt has long reach but is also light on his feet which helps him control length, which is so important especially against spin. Devdutt's game sense and tempo have been very impressive in both 50-over and T20 cricket.

"With his ability to see his side through to victory from the top of the order rather than just play cameos in the middle order which I saw during the KPL, he has shown further speedy development in his game. The ability to adapt to situations and swap between formats is difficult for any experienced player. So to be able to do that with such success this season, at 19 years of age, is incredibly impressive."

Padikkal has been impressed upon the need to see off games, not just set it up for the teams. The mantra has come from none other than Manish Pandey, the Karnataka captain, from his own experience of being part of India's limited-overs set-up. Incidentally, it was an outing against Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy that proved to be a turning point of sorts. Having dug in to make 60 off 103 balls in a fairly low-pressure chase, he was out looking for a big hit while batting with the tail. He was the eighth batsman out, and Karnataka went on to lose by 21 runs in a chase of 199.

"When you see young guys like Devdutt getting the most runs in the tournament, it feels really awesome for me as a captain," Pandey said after Karnataka's Vijay Hazare Trophy win. "I think his mindset changed in a way after that Hyderabad game. It hurt him a lot, the way he got out, because he was the only specialist batsman remaining. If he had batted through, we would have won. It was a learning for him. Glad he overcame that and batted the way he batted in the [rest of] tournament."

With Rahul likely to be away on national duty during the Ranji Trophy, Padikkal will get a chance to establish himself as an opener in first-class cricket too. If he continues to churn runs as he has done so far, an India A berth during the shadow tour of New Zealand early next year cannot be out of bounds either. But before that, he has a title to win on Sunday. Two titles with the tag of 'highest run-getter' in both tournaments so far this season can't be a bad bargain.

 

Link -https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28193908/devdutt-padikkal-carves-own-niche-star-studded-karnataka-line-up

[gakgupta]

I have seen so many one season wonders...

 

His foot movement and shot selection is too risky to be consistent....

 

Sehwag is a very rare commodity and probably only one with such a success..

 

Hopefully this kid replicates his success in ranji's -- not just one but atleast 2 to 3 seasons...

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

So Kohli was highly impressed with him in IPL and yet decided not to give him a single game! What kind of idiocy is that.
 

Or maybe it’s the Kohli PR mafia trying to take credit for Paddikal’s success.

[cowboysfan]

9 hours ago, gakgupta said:

I have seen so many one season wonders...

 

His foot movement and shot selection is too risky to be consistent....

 

Sehwag is a very rare commodity and probably only one with such a success..

 

Hopefully this kid replicates his success in ranji's -- not just one but atleast 2 to 3 seasons...

 

yes,he needs to show he can score in the ranjis at high average to show up on the,selectors  radar.

[Vijy]

5 hours ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

So Kohli was highly impressed with him in IPL and yet decided not to give him a single game! What kind of idiocy is that.
 

Or maybe it’s the Kohli PR mafia trying to take credit for Paddikal’s success.

more like, he was so impressed that he didn't want him to steal the thunder [relax kohli fans, I am kidding... partly].