The Karnataka batsman details how Dinesh Kartik and Andy Flower of RCB helped him pick up the art of T20 batting in middle-overs, and how he has been natural in maintaining the tempo in ODIs
Despite missing out on a fifth hundred in six innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Padikkal still set a fresh record in the tournament, having sped to over 600 runs for the third time in his career.
Former India selector Devang Gandhi also slammed the performances of players, including Abhimanyu Easwaran and Devdutt Padikkal, while lamenting the team's poor bracket of back-up options in the long format.
Having been dismissed for 255 in the first innings on Day 1, India A hit back strongly on the second day, with Akash and Siraj on the money from the word go
Devdutt Padikkal marked his India A comeback with his seventh First-Class hundred against Australia A in Lucknow as the hosts aimed to nudge closer to a tall first-innings score posted by the Aussies.
Candidates: Javokhir Sindarov’s red-hot form continues with fourth win
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20-year-old Uzbek chess player Javokhir Sindarov continues to dominate in the Candidates Tournament, scoring 4.5 points in five rounds and securing his fourth win against Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa falls behind with a draw and India's hopes rest on Fabiano Caruana, who made a comeback after his previous loss to Sindarov.
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