RCB found their new Mr.360, Devdutt Padikkal, who is known for his classy, orthodox drives, the youngster showcased his funky side. Padikkal pulled off an outrageous reverse-sweep that was so good that it made Glenn Maxwell proud. It has often been said that when a batsman is in form, he needs to make the most of the situation
Having recovered from Covid-19, young Devdutt Padikkal encountered an extremely rusty first outing during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), where he crawled his way to a 13-ball 11, and for 24 balls today, the southpaw looked like he wouldn’t be able to score boundaries. He was finding it difficult to time the balls and even when he did, they found the fielder. But on the second ball of the 11th over, Padikkal pulled off something magical.
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Out of nowhere, Padikkal transformed into his batting partner, Glenn Maxwell. As Harbhajan Singh, who’d figures of 0/9 after having bowled 13 balls, landed a good-length delivery outside off-stump, Padikkal decided to got for it. Having struggled his way to 19 off 24 balls until then, the youngster decided to switch personalities.
Seeing that the ball was ‘in the arc’, the southpaw decided to go full Maxwell and unleashed an outrageous reverse sweep. Devdutt Padikkal got down on his knees, changed his grip, and swatted the ball over backward point , much like his partner at the other end.
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The shot left Maxwell in awe, and the Australian ran towards Padikkal to give him a tap on the helmet, almost acknowledging that he mastered the ‘Big Show’ imitation. It was truly a ‘You’ve gotta see it to believe it’ moment.
Here are the videos of the shots of Maxwell and Padikkal:
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Here is how netizens reacted to the shots:
Padikkal 😬
— Madhu #pbks🔫 (@im_Madhu1) April 18, 2021
Padikkal doing it the maxi way 🖤😍
— DeepU (@iRoronoaZoroi) April 18, 2021
Kohli after looking at that reverse by Padikkal & thinking of what Maxwell's company is doing to him. #IPL2021 #KKRvsRCB pic.twitter.com/qGFEwgldZY
— Sushant Chaturvedi (@ShawshankOne) April 18, 2021
