Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Suniel Shetty lauds Devdutt Padikkal, calls him 'special'

Devdutt Padikkal is a young shining star, who is among all big names that are consistently scoring big in domestic cricket. He is only moving up ladder when it comes to his achievements in sport.  19-year old southpaw has t put a foot wrong at Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament this year and has proved that he is only getting better.

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Devdutt Padikkal's performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament

swashbuckling batsman from Karnataka is second in terms of most runs scored in ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. As of right w, Devdutt Padikkal has achieved 339 runs at an aver of 84.75 in seven games so far. In ir recent game against Jharkhand, Karnataka batsman's was at his absolute best as he scored 63 runs in 30 balls.

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Suniel Shetty applauds Devdutt Padikkal

Luckily for star, his efforts did t go unticed as Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, who is a kwn fan of cricket, took some time out of his busy schedule, to appreciate young talent as he responded to an old tweet from Devdutt Padikkal. This is what Shetty had to say to batsman.

Devdutt Padikkal played a big part and was instrumental in leading Karnataka to title victory in 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy Tournament. This was 5th triumph for Karnataka, who have been a force to reckon with in Indian limited-overs cricket competitions.

Padikkal emerged to be leading run-scorer of India’s premier fifty-over domestic tournament, where he mand to amass 609 runs from 11 innings with help of two hundreds and five half-centuries as Karnataka took home  title. He is set to play for his home franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020, being one of ir retained players.

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