Devdutt Padikkal  

After posting a mammoth 250/3 in 20 overs, Karnataka restricted Services to 170/7 in 20 overs in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. Manish Pandey hit 129 not out while Shreyas Gopal took 5/19 in four overs. Ravi Chauhan top-scored for Services with 54

The 19-year-old Devdutt Padikkal smashed a 60-ball 122 not out with 13 fours and seven sixes. Thanks to the left-hander’s record-breaking knock, Karnataka won by five wickets

In the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals played on Wednesday (October 23), hosts Karnataka defeated Chhattisgarh by nine wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium while Tamil Nadu edged Gujarat by five wickets

'I have to be patient and wait for my opportunity. I will just try to learn as much as possible from the greats of the game during IPL. This being my first season, I want to experience it and see how it works,' Devdutt Padikkal told MyNation

Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, Devdutt Padikkal has also benefited immensely from the guidance of India 'A' and U-19 coach Rahul Dravid. Incidentally, Padikkal went to the same school (St. Joseph's Boys High School) as the former India captain, in Bengaluru