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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

'First 15-20 minutes...': Rahul Dravid's pep-talk calms Devdutt Padikkal ahead of Test debut

NEW DELHI: Last-minute inclusion Devdutt Padikkal, after an injury to Rajat Patidar, made a mark for himself as he hit fifty on debut before being bowled by England's Shoaib Bashir on the second day of the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala.

The left-handed batter impressed everyone with his exquisite cover drives as he hit 10 fours and one six in his eye-catching 65-run knock off 103 deliveries.

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