Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta stated that India batter Devdutt Padikkal’s position at No. three was not fixed despite his stunning hundred against Sri Lanka in the ongoing first Test at Galle. Team India ended their first innings on 462 all out as well. Padikkal, who had scored a century on the opening day, eventually […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth urged the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to let go of Shivam Dube to acquire Hardik Pandya from the Mumbai Indians (MI). Following the 2026 IPL season, the Hardik Pandya trade talks made headlines in the off-season ahead of the mini-auction later this year. Several reports have stated that CSK could […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth showed his disappointment at Sai Sudharsan missing the opening Test against Sri Lanka at Galle due to injury as well. Amid Devdutt Padikkal replacing him at No.3 and scoring a brilliant century, Srikkanth said that Sai will struggle to return to the team as well. Talking about Padikkal’s knock, Srikkanth […]

Former South Africa and RCB batter AB de Villiers applauded Devdutt Padikkal for his stunning knock in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Padikkal, playing a game for India for the first time since November 2024, smashed a breathtaking 131* off 178 balls to help India reach a dominant 288/2 on the […]

Star team India batter Devdutt Padikkal said that the hunger to score a lot of runs was a key factor in his big century in the first innings of the Galle Test. He also added that he has learnt a lot by watching other batters scoring big centuries over the years and tried to do […]

Former India player turned commentator Mohammad Kaif has opened up on Rishabh Pant’s dismissal in the first Test against Sri Lanka to a lack of common sense as well. He stated that aggressive batters like Pant also observe how the new ball is behaving before playing attacking shots as well. Pant scored 39 runs off 62 […]

After Devdutt Padikkal’s amazing century in the first Test against Sri Lanka, former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has added that Sai Sudharsan would feel the pressure. He added that the star batter hasn’t been able to seal his spot in the Indian Test side in the opportunities he has been given as well. […]

Former India player turned commentator Ajay Jadeja has applauded Devdutt Padikkal for scoring a swashbuckling hundred in the first Test against Sri Lanka. He shared his delight about Padikkal getting an opportunity, saying that he wasn’t in consideration for a place in the playing XI in the previous Test as well. However, Padikkal scored 167 […]

Former India player turned commentator Mohammad Kaif has applauded Dhruv Jurel for scoring a fifty under pressure in the first Test against Sri Lanka. He added that Jurel hadn’t played a substantial knock lately, with Sarfaraz Khan waiting in the dug out as well. Jurel scored 51 runs off 68 balls on Day 2 (Sunday, […]

Former India batter Abhinav Mukund said that Dhruv Jurel benefited in a big way from India A’s tour of Sri Lanka as well. According to the veteran, such shadow tours are extremely helpful as they allow upcoming players to gain some much-needed experience as well. Notably, Jurel scored an important half-century on Day 2 of […]