Devdutt Padikkal Drops Hint At His Return After Thumb Injury During Deodhar Trophy Match

Left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal suffered a thumb injury during a Deodhar Trophy match due to which he has been out of action for a long time. However, the Rajasthan Royal (RR) batsman dropped a hint at his return to the pitch.

While speaking on Fancode, Devdutt Padikkal said that he was looking forward to playing at the Maharaja KSCA T20 trophy and hopes that he will return in the next three to four weeks.

“I always look forward to the Maharaja KSCA T20 trophy so I am really disappointed to be missing out this year. I actually had a left thumb fracture during the Deodhar Trophy but I hope to be back on the field in another 3-4 weeks,” told Devdutt Padikkal.

The player took to his official social media account after his injury and said that he went through surgery on his left thumb and the wait begins to return on the field.

“Just a quick update. Sustained a fracture on my left thumb and had to undergo surgery. The road to recovery begins now and I can’t wait to get back out on the field soon,” he added.

Devdutt Padikkal also heaped praise on the new skipper of Gulbarga Mystics, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and said that it is the right time to take responsibility since he is doing well in all the formats. Vyshak had a stunning season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 for the Bengaluru-based franchise.

“We felt he could take on the responsibility now. It’s the right time, he’s been doing well in every format so we’re looking forward to him doing well for us this year,” said Padikkal.

It’s a great tournament to have: Devdutt Padikkal on Maharaja KSCA T20 trophy

Padikkal applauded the Karnataka-based T20 trophy and said that it is a great tournament since there are many talented players in the state.

“It’s a great tournament to have, especially in a place like Karnataka where there are so many talented young players. Whenever I talk to them, I tell them that it’s not about winning or losing but it’s a place where you can go out to express yourself with freedom and just enjoy,” the 23-year-old concluded.

Padikkal made his T20I India debut against Sri Lanka in 2021 and only appeared in two matches where he played and scored 38 runs with a strike rate of 100.00.

The 23-year-old started his innings in IPL in 2020 and went on to play 57 matches in which he scored 1521 runs with a strike rate of 125.39.