Devdutt Padikkal Will Go On To Become One Of The Greatest Stars For The Indian Cricket Team: GK Anil Kumar

GK Anil Kumar, the former Karnataka coach, has lauded young Indian batsman, Devdutt Padikkal, for his heroics in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2020). GK Anil Kumar has been one of the greatest talent Scouters for team India in recent years.  KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair are some of the cricketers whose career Anil Kumar has nurtured as coach of Karnataka’s Under-19 team.

Devdutt Padikkal has had one of the greatest maiden seasons that any player has had in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The young prodigal batsman from Bangalore has amassed 473 runs from 15 IPL matches this season and in his first-ever season for RCB, he has become their top-scorer for this season.

GK Anil Kumar Heaps Praise On Devdutt Padikkal

“Pandya, Bumrah took some time. They took 1-2 years to really establish themselves, but with Padikkal you can clearly say that the kind of impact he’s had in his first IPL is tough even for an established international cricketer match playing his first IPL to match. It is really difficult to categorize Padikkal, a youngster, a rookie, getting into his first IPL, he got five half-centuries – three of which came in four matches. That speaks volumes of what he can do later,” Anil Kumar told Hindustan Times.

“I think he will definitely be a top contender and reach where Pandya and Bumrah are. Without a doubt, Padikkal will rise to incredible heights with this IPL,” he added.

Devdutt Padikkal Could Be RCB’s Top Priority Next Season

Devdutt Padikkal has proved his might and also proved the fact that the fans were no wrong with the hype that was created around him. RCB’s fans had been waiting for his arrival in the IPL since last year and this year, the team management gave him his maiden IPL cap in the first game itself as he was coming on the back of a blistering domestic form.

Padikkal did not disappoint for once and it wouldn’t be wrong to state that he is surely the top contender to win this year’s IPL Emerging Player Of The Year Award. Although RCB couldn’t lift the IPL title this year, Padikkal has made a strong mark for himself and he will surely be among RCB’s top priority list next season.