WATCH: Devdutt Padikkal comes up with heart-winning gesture towards young Australian cricket fan

Young Indian batter Devdutt Padikkal was part of the squad which toured Australia recently. The left-handed batter played in the first Test in Perth before being benched for the rest of the series. Padikkal made his Test debut in early 2024 against England at Dharamshala and scored 65 runs. 

The young batter recently posted a story on his Instagram handle where he helped a young Australian cricket fan. Padikkal was pictured with a young and helped him with a cricket kit. Padikkal wrote “Saw this little kid at the cricket store with his mom, all excited looking for a new cricket bat and gear”

Instagram story of Devdutt Padikkal 👌

- A great gesture, making young cricket fans happy. pic.twitter.com/rFOlcSJC1z

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 7, 2025

India’s batter also added, “Reminded me of my childhood and how special these days at the store. Offered to give him whatever he wanted that day hoping to make his day a little bit more special. Simple joys”. This gesture by Padikkal has won the hearts of fans on social media. 

Former Australian pacer sings praises of Jasprit Bumrah 

India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was given the man of the series performance for his 32 wickets. The Indian star won praise from Damien Fleming who highlighted the performance by Bumrah during the course of the summer. Damien Fleming wrote down his thoughts on ‘Roar’ after the completion of the BGT 2024/25 series. 

Fleming wrote “Bumrah deserved to be player of the series with 32 wickets, but there’s an argument to say that Travis Head won this trophy. Bumrah is an absolute star, probably the greatest touring fast bowler that I’ve seen. Mohammed Siraj probably showed that he’s a handy back-up bowler. But they need that third seamer. They really missed Mohammed Shami.”

The former Aussie pacer also was taken aback by Bumrah losing his cool at Konstas. Damien Fleming wrote “I’ve never seen Bumrah react like that. So he sparked something in the Indians that not a lot of people have. And when he batted, he didn’t look like he was fazed from all the chat from the Indians."

Damien Fleming also praised Prasidh Krishna who played the final Test of the series and did well with the ball. “Prasidh Krishna was good with his six wickets in Sydney and he might get better with more Test matches,” wrote the former Aussie quick.