Badoni’s ability to hit big shots may have come as a surprise to everyone who saw him on national television for the first time, but the Lucknow Super Giants management, especially his mentor Gautam Gambhir, is very much about the youngster’s own work. Look confident.
The 22-year-old Dehradun-born batsman, who plays age-group cricket for Delhi, is known for his aggressive batting and tremendous hitting and once hit four sixes in four balls against Sri Lanka in an Under-19 Asia Cup match. 2018. He is coached by senior coach Tarak Sinha and studied at Modern School, Barakhamba Road.
He scored an unbeaten 187 in a league match against Sri Lanka Under-19s and in the final, scored an unbeaten 52 off 28 balls to help India win the title. During this innings, he hit four sixes in four balls.
Now with a fifty on his IPL debut, Badoni has given everyone notice to keep an eye on his exploits over the next few years. He will be a big advantage for Indian cricket from IPL 2022 if he manages to make such innings consistently.