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Devdutt Padikkal named Player of the Match after Galle Test win
Devdutt Padikkal was named Player of the Match after scoring 167 in the first innings of the Galle Test, helping India beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs. The 167 was his maiden Test century and formed the bedrock of India's first-innings total of 462. In the second innings, Padikkal added 44, and Manav Suthar took a ten-wicket match haul, including a second consecutive five-wicket haul.
Padikkal said the pitch started turning from day three but the difference was which team used its skills better. Asked about left-handed batsmen getting an advantage against left-arm spinners on a slow pitch, Padikkal agreed that was a factor. He said his career had been challenging, starting in Dharamsala, then Perth, and now Galle, but he could not have asked for anything better.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Padikkal's century in Galle is his first in Tests after a debut in Dharamsala and a difficult tour of Australia. The left-hander's ability to counter left-arm spin on a slow pitch will be noted by selectors as India builds a pool of batsmen for subcontinental conditions. Suthar's ten-wicket haul in only his second Test gives India a second frontline spinner option beyond Jadeja and Ashwin. The next Test in the series will test whether Padikkal and Suthar can replicate this form on a different surface.
Source: aajtak.in
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