
Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|31-12-2025
Devdutt Padikkal's magic in Vijay Hazare (Photo-PTI)
Devdutt Padikkal Century: Wake up in the morning, play a match and score a century…it seems as if it has become a routine for Devdutt Padikkal. This batsman is scoring century after century in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Karnataka opener Padikkal has scored three centuries in four matches. Padikkal scored 147 runs in 118 balls against Jharkhand this season. Against Kerala, he scored 124 runs in 137 balls and now against Puducherry, Padikkal has played an inning of 113 runs in 116 balls.
However, despite all these unmatched innings, this player is a victim of extreme bad luck. Let us tell you how?Devdutt Padikkal Before knowing how unlucky he is, know what his record is in List A cricket. For this player, scoring centuries and half-centuries in List A is a joke. You will be surprised to know that Padikkal has scored 12 centuries and 12 half-centuries in 36 innings. The batting average of this player is 82.56 and he has scored 2477 runs. Despite such amazing batting, this player has not been able to enter Team India yet.
Team India has given Padikkal a chance in 2 Test and 2 T20 matches but ODI cricket is his strongest format, he has not got a chance in that.Leave aside Devdutt Padikkal's place in the ODI team, there is not even talk of his selection. Actually, it is very difficult to make a place in the ODI team, there is a lot of tough competition there. Even Yashasvi Jaiswal does not get a chance in the opening. Ishan Kishan is also out of the team despite scoring a double century in ODIs, so it is even more difficult to get Padikkal's number.
But if Padikkal continues to perform like this in List A cricket, then the selectors will be forced to choose him. However, it is difficult for this player to enter the ODI team till the 2027 World Cup. After the ODI World Cup, players like Rohit and Virat can retire and after that a place for a player like Padikkal can be created.Padikkal hit 4 sixes and 10 fours in his century innings against Puducherry in the fourth round of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Let us tell you that Padikkal is the highest run scorer in Vijay Hazare this season. He has scored 406 runs in 4 matches at an average of 101.5. His strike rate is also 106.




