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Devdutt Padikkal Scores Century in Practice Match, Stakes Claim for Test XI
Devdutt Padikkal scored a century, making 103 runs, during a practice match against the Sri Lanka XI in Colombo. The century was made on the second day of the match. Padikkal's performance is seen as a strong claim for a spot in the playing eleven for the upcoming Galle Test. Rishabh Pant was also mentioned as having patted Padikkal's back.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 2 · Centre 5 · Right 3 n = 10
- 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