IND vs ENG: Devdutt Padikkal got a chance to debut in Dharamshala and the old record of Indian cricket was broken after 24 years.

Posted on 7th Mar 2024 by rohit kumar

The last match of the five-match Test series between India and England (IND vs ENG 5th Test) is being played in Dharamshala. In this match, the England team won the toss and decided to bat first. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma made two changes in the playing-11.

 

Akash Deep was shown the door due to the return of Jasprit Bumrah, while Rajat Patidar got injured during training a day earlier. In such a situation, Devdutt Padikkal has got a chance to debut in his place. BCCI has given this information on its issue.

 

The Indian team created history with the debut of Devdutt Padikkal. The 24 year old record of Indian cricket has been destroyed.

 

24 year old record of Indian cricket broken with the debut of Devdutt Padikkal

In fact, when Rohit Sharma announced the playing 11 for the fifth Test and said that Devdutt Padikkal has got a chance to debut, during this time the 24 year old record of Indian cricket was also broken. Let us tell you that this is the first time that 5 Indian players made their debut in a series on Indian soil.

 

Devdutt Padikkal has become the fifth Indian player to debut in the Test series against England. Earlier, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Akashdeep also got a chance to debut in this series.

 

At the same time, in the year 2000, 4 players made their Test debut in the same series on their soil. In the year 2000, a 2-match Test series was played between India and South Africa. Murali Karthik, Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif and Nikhil Chopra got a chance to debut in this series.

 

Playing for Karnataka, Devdutt became the 314th player to play Test for India. Devdutt has played only 2 T20 matches for India in T20 International. At the same time, he has played 31 first class and 30 List A matches for Karnataka.

 

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