IND vs SL, 1st Test: Padikkal joins Dravid, Pujara in elite list with 167-run knock in Galle

Team India batter Devdutt Padikkal joined the likes of Rahul Dravid and Cheteshwar Pujara in an elite list after scoring 167 runs off 230 balls in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

New Delhi: Team India batter Devdutt Padikkal played a sensational knock in the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, August 16. He was dismissed by Prabath Jayasuriya after scoring a magnificent 167 runs off 230 balls on Day 2 of the match.

He had smashed his maiden Test hundred on the opening day and continued his remarkable form on the rain-affected second day, registering his first 150 Test score. The Karnataka batter hit 15 boundaries and a maximum during his brilliant knock, keeping the Men in Blue........

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