Who should bat at No. 3 during New Zealand Test tour? Deep Dasgupta makes his choice between Padikkal and Sudharsan
Deep Dasgupta backs Padikkal for No. 3 in New Zealand Tests
01 Sep 2026
2 MinDevdutt Padikkal
India
Current Series
Full Name
Devdutt Padikkal
Nationality
India
Other Name
Devdutt Padikkal
Role
Batter
Birth Date
07 Jul 2000 (26y 56d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 90 | 89 | 4 | 2270 | 101 | 26.71 | 1705 | 133.14 | 1 | 14 |
| test | 2 | 3 | -- | 90 | 65 | 30 | 197 | 45.68 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 2 | 2 | -- | 38 | 29 | 19 | 38 | 100 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 131 | 130 | 12 | 3826 | 124 | 32.42 | 2750 | 139.12 | 4 | 24 |
| fc | 55 | 92 | 5 | 3706 | 232 | 42.59 | 6203 | 59.74 | 9 | 20 |
| list a | 42 | 41 | 7 | 2796 | 152 | 82.23 | 3019 | 92.61 | 13 | 14 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 90 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 2 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 2 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 131 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 55 | 6 | 9.00 | 34 | -- | -- | 0 | 3.77 | 0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 42 | 4 | 8.00 | 55 | -- | -- | 0 | 6.87 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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