Devdutt Padikkal played a crucial role in RCB’s eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals and contributed both in fielding and batting. RCB head coach Simon Katich said he is surrounded by a lot of people from whom he can learn to a great extent.
RCB had restricted Rajasthan Royals to 154/6 in the stipulated twenty overs on Saturday. Chasing 155, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stitched together a partnership of 99 runs for the second wicket after Aaron Finch’s dismissal. Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed for 63 but Virat Kohli returned back to form and took the side home as he played an unbeaten knock of 72 runs.
Devdutt Padikkal Is Surrounded By Lot Of Experience And Complimenting Other Guys And Batting With Maturity: Simon Katich
Devdutt Padikkal played a crucial role in the team’s eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals contributing in both fielding and batting. He has been in fine form after making his debut for RCB in IPL 2020.
“He’s surrounded by a lot of experience at the top of our order so if he is unsure about the situation he’s got lots of guidance out there,” said Katich in a video posted on RCB’s twitter handle.
“I think he’s complimenting the other guys at the crease in terms of when he needs to go when de doesn’ have to. He’s batting with the maturity beyond his years at the moment and it’s great to see that,” he added.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 56 in RCB’s opening match against SunRisers Hyderabad which RCB won by 10 runs. He was dismissed for only 1 in RCB’s next match against KXIP which the latter won by 97 runs. He came back strongly though as RCB won in Super Over against Mumbai as he scored 54 and then scored 63 in a match against Rajasthan.
Devdutt Padikkal: Enjoyable To Have So Much Experience And Knowledge In RCB Camp
The left-handed batsman has scored 174 runs for the RCB in this year’s IPL at an average of 43.50. Devdutt Padikkal had also scored his third half-century of the season against the Rajasthan Royals. He is placed 6th among leading run-scorers in IPL 2020 after the likes of vastly experienced batsmen like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma and David Warner.
“It’s been enjoyable you know they have so much experience so much knowledge. It’s so much fun to be around them and I am learning so much every day and I am very very happy about it,” said Padikkal
RCB is currently in third place in the IPL points table with 6 points from four matches. The side will next play against Delhi Capitals on Monday at the Dubai International Stadium.