RCB opener Devdutt Padikkal who stamped his authority with the bat in the last IPL season has credited former India captain Rahul Dravid for helping to enhance his skills.
Padikkal in an interaction with the Times of India has said that he has had discussions about his batting with the legend and how Dravid’s advice has helped him in improving.
“I have spoken with Rahul (Dravid) sir a few times. Whenever I have the chance, I have met him. I met him at the KCA most of the time. He is such a humble person. He is ready to give any kind of advice whenever I need it. You can always walk up to him and ask him anything. He has the solution for everything,” Devdutt Padikkal told Times of India.
“He always told me that ‘keep working hard, keep learning and keep improving as much as possible. Whenever I met him, I learnt something new. It is always nice and great talking to him. Whenever I get time, I go and speak with him. I listen to him carefully,” he added.
Padikkal who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 has now recovered and is with the RCB team.
The left-handed batsman Padikkal played 15 matches for RCB in the last season and scored 473 runs including five half-centuries. Interestingly, Dravid has himself been a part of the RCB franchise in the earlier editions of the IPL.
RCB will begin the IPL 2021 campaign against defending Mumbai Indians on Friday in Chennai.