c’s Devdutt Padikkal walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket to Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton during their Indian Premier League 2026 match at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. File
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Devdutt Padikkal is one of the reasons for the great start to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title defence. The tall left-hander struck fifties in both the RCB matches at this IPL.
And he made those runs at frenetic pace – 61 off 26 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad and 50 off 29 balls against Chennai Super Kings. Hard work is paying off for him.
“Over the last couple of years, I have been actively working on trying to improve my strike rate,” he said. I am glad that those processes and that hard work that has gone behind the scenes is really coming to fruition now.”
Published – April 10, 2026 04:50 am IST
