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Devdutt-Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal scripted history as he became the first Indian batsman to score four consecutive centuries in List A cricket. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League 2020, opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal made a massive impact as he played numerous crucial knocks for the team. The youngster helped them get off to a good start on several occasions. The 20-year-old lived up to RCB team management expectations and emerged as one of the best finds of the league.
In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the left-handed batsman has been in the headlines as he scored a heap of runs in the premier domestic tournament. On Monday, Padikkal smashed his fourth consecutive ton of the tournament, with which he also entered an elite list. The youngster became the third batsman in the history of List A cricket to have scored four centuries in a row.
Devdutt Padikkal becomes the third batsman to score four successive centuries in List A cricket
Padikkal has become the third batsman after legendary batsman Kumar Sangakkara and South Africa's Alviro Peterson to score four successive tons in List A cricket. Sangakkara had smashed four tons on the trot during the 2015 World Cup. Alviro Peterson achieved the milestone during Momentum One Day Cup 2015/16.
After slamming 145 runs against Railways in the last stage group game for Karnataka, Padikkal scored a century against Kerala. Earlier in the tournament, the southpaw had scored 152 against Odisha and an unbeaten 126* against Kerala.
Along with captain Ravikumar Samarth (192), Padikkal sent Kerala fielders on a leather hunt as the opening duo accumulated 249 runs in 42.4 overs. Padikkal scored 101 runs off 119 balls. His brilliant innings was studded with ten fours and two sixes. At the end of 50 overs, Karnataka put a massive target of 338 runs on board.
Padikkal had a remarkable IPL debut in 2020. He scored 473 runs in 14 games. The young opening batsman scored five fifties in his debut season for Royal Challengers Bangalore. After Vijay Hazare Trophy's conclusion, the Karnataka batsman will be seen in the forthcoming Indian Premier League 2021. The Bangalore based franchise will take on Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener on April 9 in Chennai.