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India Batsman Devdutt Padikkal Scores Century in Tour Match
During a tour match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo, Indian batsman Devdutt Padikkal scored an unbeaten 142. Veteran Ravindra Jadeja contributed 63 runs before retiring out. The Indian team finished their first innings at 357 for eight after 90 overs. This match is a warm-up for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Separately, reports indicate that batsman Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the Sri Lanka Test series due to an unspecified setback.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
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- Left (2): National Herald, The Hindu
- Centre (5 votes, 7 outlets): Hindustan (Hindi) · Hindustan Times (HT Media — 1 vote), Jansatta, Navbharat Times · The Economic Times (Times Group — 1 vote), The Lallantop, The Tribune
- Right (3): Aaj Tak, Dainik Jagran, Punjab Kesari