Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) young batsman Devdutt Padikkal turns 21 on Wednesday with wishes pouring in from every corner of India. Padikkal is currently in Sri Lanka for the Men in Blue white-ball series, which is set to begin on 13 July. Padikkal’s RCB teammate and ace Indian seamer Navdeep Saini was among those wishing the Karnataka batsman on his special day. . Sharing a picture of the team’s training session, Saini wrote, “Happy birthday brother.”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also marked Padikkal’s special day by sharing a video of the youngster from his training session on its official Twitter handle. “The birthday boy’s 30 seconds time the ball to perfection in the nets. Happy birthday, Devdutt Padikkal,” read the caption on the post.
Fans were also delighted to see Padikkal timing the ball perfectly in the net and wished the left-hander all the best in the comment box. “Happy Birthday Padikkal, on your birthday I wish you success and endless happiness! Wishing you a wonderful birthday! My mother and you are so lucky to have shared your birthday with legends like #MSDhoni,” wrote a user wrote on the post.
Happy Birthday @devdpd07 On your birthday I wish you success and endless happiness!.Wishing you a very happy birthday! ️❤️ My mother and you are so lucky to have shared your birthday with veterans like #M S Dhoni— Nikita Malviya🇮🇳 (@NKMalviya19) July 7, 2021
“His batting has a #YuvrajSingh similarity,” read another comment on the post.
India’s tour of Sri Lanka is Padikkal’s first tour with the national team. BCCI has sent two different teams on two tours simultaneously. While the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma are currently in England for the five-match Test series against England, Saini, Padikkal along with several other players are in Sri Lanka for the limited overs tour.
Padikkal is currently in red-hot form. While he scored 737 runs for Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored 195 runs for RCB in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 before the tournament was suspended. The cash-rich league is expected to resume in the UAE later this year.
Padikkal’s consistency in the domestic circuit earned him his first nation call-up. He recently shared a 60-run partnership with Prithvi Shaw during the team’s intra-squad simulation match. Padikkal is also expected to make his national debut during the Sri Lanka series.
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