Manish Pandey had described Devdutt Padikkal as an asset after Karnataka’s fourth Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph in Bengaluru in October 2019.
There is nothing unusual in a skipper praising one of the architects of a title-winning campaign. But the player he was talking about was just 19, and had just debuted in an A list tournament.
(Published 01 January 2020, 06:08 IST)