India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday lauded Devdutt Padikkal for working on his back foot game and overall shot selection after the No. Because he was actually waiting for his opportunity, “I am so happy for him. 3 batter made a wonderful maiden international hundred. Padikkal’s unbeaten 131 led India to a satisfying Day 1 score of 288 for two against Sri Lanka in the first Test here. Kotak dwelled on the finer details on the 26-year-old’s preparation for the ongoing Test series.
The way he played here and in the warm-up match, it’s really encouraging,” Kotak said in the post-day press conference.
India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday lauded Devdutt Padikkal for working on his back foot game and overall shot selection after the No. 3 batter made a wonderful maiden international hundred.
“Preparation, I would say, overall the way Devdutt, was preparing and I saw it in the NCA (BCCI CoE)…he was working on his back foot game. We try that when we expect a turn from a pitch. “We also tried to work on step-out, sweep besides the back foot game. So, a lot of credit goes to him, the way he has prepared himself for the last couple of years,” he added. Sri Lanka’s spin and fielding coach Jordan Gregory praised Padikkal and Rahul for taking the game to Sri Lanka.
Similarly, Padikkal scored nearly 40 runs from sweeps in his innings.
“But I would look at the way they bat, how they are adapting to conditions, how they are dealing with the different stages of a match, and that is very important for me rather than number three or four or five,” he added.
