Devdutt Padikkal etched his name in the history books as he converted his maiden Test century into a Daddy Hundred on the second day of play in the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday (August 16). The star Indian batter made 167 runs in 230 balls before being stumped by Prabath Jayasuriya.

Padikkal completed his century on the first day of play after replacing the injured Sai Sudharsan from the playing XI. This marked only his third outing for India in Test cricket and his first appearance for the national team since the first Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth nearly two years ago. The left-hander’s knock included 15 boundaries and one six.

Padikkal became only the fifth Indian in history to score a 150+ individual knock in Sri Lanka after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, and Cheteshwar Pujara. The 26-year-old is the fourth to achieve the feat, with Tendulkar being the only one to do so outside the picturesque Galle International Stadium.

Meanwhile, Padikkal broke Pujara’s record and became the youngest Indian to achieve the feat. No one before him had reached the milestone before turning 29

Highest Individual Scores By Indian Number 3s In Sri Lanka

Meanwhile, Padikkal broke a 58-year-old record and registered the highest individual score by a left-handed Indian number three in history away from home. Overall, he is second on the list behind Vinod Kambli, who batted at the position and scored 227 and 224 against Zimbabwe and England in 1993 at Delhi and Mumbai, respectively.

Meanwhile, Padikkal’s ton on the first day was a special occasion, as it came on 15th August. He became the first Indian to score a century in international cricket on Independence Day.