Devdutt Padikkal’s constructive coronavirus take a look at ought to come as a giant blow for Royal Challengers Bangalore however not in case you are Mohammed Azharuddeen and desirous to make an enduring impression in the most important cricketing carnival of the summer season.Paddikal, who examined constructive for COVID-19, is now away from the workforce at his Bangalore residence and is in isolation. He can solely be part of up with the workforce as soon as he exams damaging for COVID-19 and that would effectively imply the fashionable left-hander lacking the primary few video games for RCB in this 12 months’s Indian Premier League.
The 20-year-old was in sensational type in the just lately concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, the place he ended because the second highest run-getter with 737 runs from seven matches behind Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw (827 runs from eight matches). Not solely that, he additionally was RCB’s highest run-scorer in final 12 months’s IPL with 473 runs in 15 matches. Incidentally, it was additionally his debut season and Paddikal received the ‘Emerging Player of the Year’ award too.
But, a constructive COVID take a look at means he has to attend for his flip this 12 months and that’s the place the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman from Kerala comes in. Azhar caught everybody’s eye in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy when he smashed a whirlwind century in opposition to Mumbai. He smashed 137 not out off 57 balls as Kerala beat Mumbai by 8 wickets at the Wankhede.
Azhar’s century got here off simply 37 balls, which is the third quickest by an Indian in T20 cricket. He is tied with Rajasthan Royals’ Yusuf Pathan, who achieved the identical in opposition to Mumbai Indians in 2010. Ahead of him are Rishabh Pant (32 balls) and Rohit Sharma (35 balls).
The Kerala batsman’s present earned him a INR 20 lakh contract with the RCB this 12 months, thus, taking him one step nearer to fulfilling his dream of batting with Virat Kohli. The 27-year-old may now effectively open the innings along with his skipper as Kohli had made it clear that he shall be opening the innings in this 12 months’s IPL.RCB will play their first match of IPL 2021 on the opening day of the match in opposition to defending champions Mumbai Indians on April 9 in Chennai.
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