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 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 […]

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 […]

Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh urged in-form India batter Devdutt Padikkal to convert his hundred into a bigger score in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Returning to the playing XI for the longer format, after almost two years, he smashed his maiden red-ball century for India as well. Padikkal finished the […]

Former India player turned commentator Cheteshwar Pujara has applauded Devdutt Padikkal for scoring a hundred in the first Test against Sri Lanka. However, he stated that his real test would be in India’s away series against New Zealand later this year. However, Padikkal scored an unbeaten 131 off 178 balls on Day 1 in Galle […]

Former India batter turned commentator Cheteshwar Pujara praised opener KL Rahul for his 77-run knock on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Stating Rahul is one of Team India’s best batters in the current team, he added that he is proving success can be achieved in the modern era by […]

Former India player turned commentator Ajay Jadeja has said that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s run-out in the first Test against Sri Lanka could have been stopped had KL Rahul returned to the striker’s end as well. He also stated that while Jaiswal had fallen and couldn’t understand what Rahul was trying to say, Rahul was watching everything. […]