Overview
- Devdutt Padikkal scored 108 against Tripura in Ahmedabad, marking his fourth century in five Vijay Hazare Trophy innings.
- He now has 13 List A hundreds in 37 innings with an average above 80 and recently crossed 2,500 runs.
- The ODI squad for India’s New Zealand series is yet to be announced, with a decision expected in the next couple of days.
- Analyst assessments point to limited openings as Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma resume at the top, Yashasvi Jaiswal slots as backup, and Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma remain preferred middle-order options.
- Padikkal, uncapped in ODIs but capped in Tests and T20Is, could come into contention if selectors rest established white-ball players for the 50-over games.