Virat Kohli was instrumental in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL title victory earlier this year, and Padikkal opened up about the Indian batting superstar’s influence on the team. Padikkal explained that every youngster walking into the RCB dressing room naturally reaches for Kohli’s bat.
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I'm sure there'll be a lot of guys in this dressing room as well. Everyone that comes into the dressing room looks at the senior-most player on the side and expects them to give a bat. They don't even ask them for a bat. They just know, “Okay, he’s supposed to give me a bat.”
Devdutt Padikkal impressed by Yuvraj Singh’s 'fearlessness'
Meanwhile, Devdutt Padikkal also shared how former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh inspired him as a left-handed batter. He admired Yuvraj’s fearless attitude, his ability to fight back after cancer, and his elegant batting style.
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Devdutt Padikkal credits Yuvraj Singh for adding flair to his left-handed batting
He signed off by saying, “You know, I feel a lot of, uh, left-handers, if you ask them who was the most good-looking left-hander to watch, it was probably Yuvraj Singh. The elegance with which he batted, and I just love watching him bat. It helped me mold my game in terms of what I wanted to be as a left-hander," he said.
Notably, the 2025 IPL season was a turning point for Padikkal. Despite playing only 10 games due to injury, he made a crucial impact by scoring 247 runs at a strike rate of 150.60, playing a key role in RCB’s first IPL title win in June this year.
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