Devdutt Padikkal has turned the heads towards him once again after scoring a sensational century against Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2021. Sunil Gavaskar was in full praises for Padikkal and he believes that the young southpaw will for India one day.

Padikkal rose to fame after having a dream debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020 UAE. He scored 473 runs in 15 games and emerged as the highest run-scorer for his team despite having Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the batting rank. His most recent batting powers were on show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he notched up 700 runs in the competition.

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Speaking to Star Sports, Gavaskar quoted “Won’t be surprised if he plays for India in any of the formats because he has got the class and the ability to do that. He is a heavy scorer in first-class cricket and Ranji Trophy as well gets big hundreds. In 50-over cricket, he gets lots of runs and hundreds. Here, in the T20 domestic tournaments, he got lots of runs. So, I won’t be surprised if he is there sooner rather than later.”

Gavaskar was in full praises for the batsmen coming out of Karnataka. He mentioned the names of Rahul Dravid, Gundappa Vishwanath and KL Rahul. Also, he raised suspicion over KL Rahul’s confidence.

“Sometimes you get the feeling that he (KL Rahul) doesn’t believe in himself. He is such a talented player and there is Mayank Agarwal, there is Karun Nair who got a triple hundred, he also needs to get his act together. It’s a terrific batting line-up Karnataka have,” Gavaskar further added.

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Padikkal scored a sizzling 101 runs in 52 balls, where he hit 11 fours and six towering sixes. Virat Kohli played the second fiddle as he scored an unbeaten 72 runs. Riding on these performances, RCB registered a thumping 10-wicket win to stretch their unbeaten run in the IPL 2021.