The
fi st
Test
betwee
I dia
a d
S i
La ka
i
Galle
has
p ovided
a
majo
boost
to
Devdutt
Padikkal,
who
egiste ed
the
fi st
ce tu y
of
his
Test
ca ee .
The
left-ha de
had
bee
waiti g
fo
a
oppo tu ity
i
the
playi g
XI
a d
made
the
most
of
his
cha ce
afte
bei g
p omoted
to
the
No.
3
positio .
Padikkal’s
co fide ce
was
al eady
high
afte
he
st uck
a
142- u
ce tu y
agai st
S i
La ka
XI
i
the
wa m-up
game.
His
hu d ed
i
the
Test
has
ow
st e gthe ed
his
case
fo
a
egula
spot
i
I dia’s
middle
o de ,
pa ticula ly
with
c ucial
WTC
2025-27
assig me ts
agai st
New
Zeala d
a d
Aust alia
still
to
come.
Sai
Sudha sa
faces
selectio
p essu e
Sai
Sudha sa
faces
selectio
p essu e
Padikkal’s
b eakth ough
could
c eate
a
majo
selectio
dilemma
fo
I dia
if
Sai
Sudha sa
etu s
to
full
fit ess.
Sudha sa
missed
the
S i
La ka
se ies
afte
suffe i g
a
thumb
i ju y
du i g
I dia
A’s
tou
of
the
isla d
atio .
Although
Sa fa az
Kha
was
b ought
i to
the
squad
as
his
eplaceme t,
the
team
ma ageme t
opted
to
ha d
Padikkal
the
No.
3
ole.
The
Ka ataka
batte
has
espo ded
with
back-to-back
ce tu ies,
maki g
it
difficult
fo
the
selecto s
to
ove look
his
cu e t
fo m.
Sudha sa
yet
to
make
a
majo
impact
Sudha sa
yet
to
make
a
majo
impact
Sudha sa
has
featu ed
i
seve
Tests,
sco i g
383
u s
at
a
ave age
of
31.92.
He
is
still
sea chi g
fo
his
maide
Test
ce tu y,
although
he
has
egiste ed
two
half-ce tu ies
i
his
last
five
i i gs.
Padikkal,
mea while,
has
al eady
sco ed
a
Test
hu d ed
i
o ly
his
fou th
i i gs.
His
eme ge ce
gives
I dia
a othe
st o g
co te de
fo
the
No.
3
positio
a d
could
make
Sudha sa ‘s
etu
pa ticula ly
challe gi g.
With
the
WTC
cycle
featu i g
dema di g
se ies
agai st
New
Zeala d
a d
Aust alia
ahead,
the
selecto s
will
have
a
difficult
call
to
make:
stick
with
Sudha sa
o
ewa d
Padikkal’s
outsta di g
u
of
fo m?
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