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Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal Launch Counterattack In RCB Chase

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal Launch Counterattack In RCB Chase

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After the dismissal of Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are leading the RCB’s 193-run chase against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2026 game played at Raipur. The chase master smashed fifty and led the side from the front in Wednesday’s clash. After being invited to bat first, Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen opened the innings while Bhuvneshwar Kumar opened the bowling attack. Despite a good start, the duo could not convert the start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged the wicket of Finn Allen for 18 runs. He got dismissed on a length ball where he outside edge as Jitesh Sharma picked the catch behind the wickets. Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood bagged the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane for 19 runs. He got dismissed on short and quick around off as the ball got top edged as Josh Hazlewood bagged the catch. With Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Cameron Green at crease, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 56 runs in the powerplay. The duo forged a 50-run partnership in 39 deliveries as KKR cross 100 run mark in their …

Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar Anchor RCB’s Run Chase After Early Wickets

Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar Anchor RCB’s Run Chase After Early Wickets

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After the dismissal of Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar are anchoring RCB’s 210-run chase in the IPL 2026 game played against Lucknow Super Giants on April 07 at Lucknow. The RCB openers Bethell and Kohli lost their wickets for 4 and 0, respectively, in the rain-affected game. After being invited to bat, Mitchell Marsh and Arshin Kulkarni opened the innings while Bhuvneshwar Kumar opened the bowling attack. The drizzle stopped the match, but it did not last long as the game resumed after a few minutes. With Arshin Kulkarni putting in a slow start, Mitchell Marsh went on to deal with fours and sixes as he put 20 ball fifty and continued to bat as he scored 58 runs in the powerplay. Added with Arshin Kulkarni’s runs, Lucknow Super Giants posted 68 runs in the powerply. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood bowled two overs each while Krunal Pandya and Rasik Salam deliveried one over each in the powerplay. in the 9th over, Rain started to pour heavily as the game …

Ian Bishop ‘mind-blown’ by Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL 2026 re-invention: ‘Virat was good, Sai good but DDP blew me away’

Ian Bishop ‘mind-blown’ by Devdutt Padikkal’s IPL 2026 re-invention: ‘Virat was good, Sai good but DDP blew me away’

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Devdutt Padikkal has shown this IPL season that he has shifted up a gear, becoming a key part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s batting line-up. Known earlier for his elegant strokeplay, he has added more range to his game this year, handling short-pitched bowling better and showing a more fearless intent from the outset. That change has allowed him to play with greater freedom in the powerplay and keep the scoreboard moving. Across his IPL career, he has maintained a strike rate of a little over 130, but this season he has taken it to another level, striking at 184.07. The improvement has given RCB a strong start in several innings and eased pressure on the middle order. His ability to adapt to different match situations has stood out, making him one of the more impactful batters in the tournament so far for Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season; his overall impact is clearly visible now. Devdutt Pakdikkal has bee in incredible form in IPL this year. (PTI) In the last match against Gujarat Titans, he raised …

Devdutt Padikkal on how captaincy has changed him as a batsman: ‘Made me think a lot more’ | Ipl News

Devdutt Padikkal on how captaincy has changed him as a batsman: ‘Made me think a lot more’ | Ipl News

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3 min readApr 25, 2026 07:45 AM IST Devdutt Padikkal’s growing leadership role at the domestic level appears to be feeding directly into his evolution as a T20 batter, with the Karnataka captain crediting the added responsibility for sharpening his game awareness and decision-making at the crease. Padikkal, appointed Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy captain during the 2025-26 season, pointed to how thinking like a leader has altered his perspective as an opener, helping him better read situations and opposition plans. “Yeah, definitely. I think being a captain has definitely given me a different perspective of the game. It’s made me think a lot more about how a bowler thinks, how captains are thinking on the field, what they might look to do,” he said. “That kind of thought process has definitely helped me find parts of my game and refine it a lot more. It gives me a little bit more of an understanding as to the situation that I’m in and how I need to respond. So yeah, I guess being the captain of Karnataka …

Virat Kohli hails Devdutt Padikkal’s 55 off 27 in RCB’s win over GT: ‘His innings was the clear difference’ | Cricket News

Virat Kohli hails Devdutt Padikkal’s 55 off 27 in RCB’s win over GT: ‘His innings was the clear difference’ | Cricket News

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Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for his 81 off 44 balls against Gujarat Titans at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. However, at the post-match presentation ceremony, Kohli was quick to turn the spotlight on his younger partner Devdutt Padikkal, whose explosive 55 off 27 balls set the tone for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s successful 206-run chase against the Titans in an Indian Premier League group stage clash. While Kohli anchored the chase with his trademark control and acceleration, Padikkal’s early burst ensured RCB were never behind the rate, as the pair stitched together a 115-run partnership that effectively sealed the contest’s outcome. “I think Dev’s done this twice this season, where he’s come in and absolutely played a blinder from ball one. You know, the first ball he hit off Rabada was magnificent, and he has the game awareness and the ability, especially in conditions like ours, to be able to play good cricketing shots and hurt opposition, striking over 200, which is quite rare, to be honest,” Kohli said at the …

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal fire RCB to five-wicket win over GT in Chinnaswamy farewell | Cricket News

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal fire RCB to five-wicket win over GT in Chinnaswamy farewell | Cricket News

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Synopsis: Kohli-Padikkal duet blasts out Sudharsan’s symphony as RCB beat GT by five wickets. Overhauling two hundred plus totals has lost its novelty in the league. But seldom has it looked so frictionless, as when Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal produced fireworks that backboned Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s predatory hunting down of Gujarat Titans’ 205 by five wickets and seven balls to spare, laying to waste Sai Sudharsan’s gorgeous hundred. The defending champions are putting on a strong title defence bid. Midway through their match-winning, thrill-a-ball stand, Virat Kohli took the backseat and decided to be the backing vocals. He gestured at his younger partner, Padikkal, to continue strumming the head-banging notes. Padikkal batted like a possessed drummer. Transfixed, the crowd were jiving and heaving to the soulful tunes composed in the middle. Padikkal was in a vengeful mood, as though he nursed a grudge against the Titans’ bowlers, all proven performers in sinister rhythm. The most stupendous stroke of his was a flat, lofted off-drive beyond the fence off an erratic Prasidh Krishna. Among the …

IPL: If Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal won’t get you, Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar would…what makes RCB a deadly batting firm | Cricket News

IPL: If Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal won’t get you, Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar would…what makes RCB a deadly batting firm | Cricket News

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Led by fifties from Phil Salt and Rajat Patidar, and a combined spell of 3/73 in 8 overs from Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya, RCB beat MI by 18 runs. It is no secret that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rely heavily on their top order to set the tone, either batting first or second. If it was Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in the initial matches, it was the turn of Phil Salt and captain Rajat Patidar to make the defining impact against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday. The Englishman had endured a mixed start to his season, but decided to bring out his best against the five-time champions. The most striking aspect of Salt’s 36-ball 78 was his destruction of spin. Mitchell Santner’s introduction from the Commentary Box End, in the fifth over, backfired as he took him apart for 22 runs, including three sixes on the leg-side, making full use of the shorter boundary. 6️⃣, 6️⃣, 6️⃣! 🤯 🎥 Phil Salt goes back-to-back-to-back against Mitchell Santner 🔥 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/q1MGJfD2d8#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | …

‘Touch above lot of others’: Dinesh Karthik believes Devdutt Padikkal will soon be un-ignorable for India across formats | Ipl News

‘Touch above lot of others’: Dinesh Karthik believes Devdutt Padikkal will soon be un-ignorable for India across formats | Ipl News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 7, 2026 04:27 PM IST Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title defence is only two games old, but batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik already believes that Devdutt Padikkal is already making a case to play for India in all formats of the game. In the two IPL 2026 games that RCB have played — and won — Padikkal has scored 50 off 29 against Chennai Super Kings and 61 off 26 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This is his second stint with the franchise after he played early in his career for the franchise. “Devdutt Padikkal coming into 2025 was a very different Devdutt Padikkal to the one that left RCB earlier. He has learned to handle everything that comes with playing in the IPL, and the way he has adapted his game has been very impressive. If he continues in this rich vein of form, I don’t think Team India can ignore him across formats. He is batting at a level which is a touch above a lot of other players,” Karthik …

Devdutt Padikkal: Batsmen have taken the game to next level, so should bowlers | Cricket News

Devdutt Padikkal: Batsmen have taken the game to next level, so should bowlers | Cricket News

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4 min readApr 6, 2026 09:16 AM IST Devdutt Padikkal is tired of hearing the same old grouse. “T20 is increasingly becoming a batsman’s game.” He retorts: “It is just that the batting in this tournament has gone up another level.I think everyone is working so hard to hit those big sixes and fours,” he says. Similarly, he says, bowlers should elevate their levels. “When you take your batting to another level it’s now the bowler’s job to really follow that and try to you know take their game up,” he says, after RCB’s crushing win over CSK. He then used RCB’s bowlers as an example. “I feel we still have some really quality bowlers who are doing the job. You know we have gotten them all out and restricted them under 210 which is pretty good especially in the Chinnaswamy. So yeah I’m very confident that all the bowlers will show up,” he says, after two cracking half centuries in as many games, As both captain and batsman, Padikkal has been making the step-up. …

RCB’s title defence gets off to perfect start as Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal put Sunrisers to sword after Jacob Duffy’s damaging spell

RCB’s title defence gets off to perfect start as Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal put Sunrisers to sword after Jacob Duffy’s damaging spell

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The title defence of Royal Challengers Bengaluru began on an emphatic note, with the merciless destruction of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The target of 202, propelled by Ishan Kishan’s 80, was overhauled in merely 15.4 overs for the loss of four wickets. Devdutt Padikkal set the tone with an imperious 61 before Virat Kohli wrapped up the chase with an upper-cut four and an unconquered 69. The stroke the spectators would take home would be Kohli’s straight six off Eshan Malinga in the seventh over. A throwback shot, it whistled into the night air, and for a moment it seemed as though it would never land. The man everyone wanted to watch bat essayed a few other dazzling strokes that reminded that the light has not deserted him. But the night truly belonged to Devdutt Padikkal, in how he laid the base of the chase with a knock of pure splendour. Padikkal, tall and nimble, talks the language of languidness. He glides into his strokes. The first ball he faced, he just stood tall and let his …