The beginning is always special; even for an opener adept at turning on the engine’s ignition key.
Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal savoured the moment when he guided Pondicherry paceman Sagar Trivedi for a brace behind point; he had progressed from 98 to hundred.
The moment marked a start for the lanky 21-year old left-hander vis-a-vis scoring the Ranji Trophy hundred.