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Srikkanth warns as Padikkal scores second straight Test ton
Devdutt Padikkal struck his second consecutive Test hundred in Colombo, putting pressure on India's selection committee. The left-hander scored 117 in the second Test against Sri Lanka after making a century in…
Devdutt Padikkal struck his second consecutive Test hundred in Colombo, putting pressure on India's selection committee. The left-hander scored 117 in the second Test against Sri Lanka after making a century in the first match. Former selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth said the knocks make it hard for the team management to drop him.
Padikkal, batting at No. 3, has now scored 234 runs in two innings in this series. India won the first Test and started strongly in the second. The 24-year-old's form adds to a growing list of batters competing for spots in the middle order. The next Test squad announcement will show if the team rotates its established top order.
Indian Opinion Analysis
With Shubman Gill and the established top three settled, Padikkal's back-to-back hundreds create a genuine selection squeeze. The team management has two Tests against Sri Lanka to decide the batting order before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where Australia's pace attack will test India's middle order. Padikkal, primarily a left-handed option at No. 3, directly competes with Gill for that slot. The next decision point is the squad announcement for the Australia series, likely in October.
Source: sports.ndtv.com
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