Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Devdutt Padikkal said a lot of hard work over the last few seasons has helped elevate his game, while also crediting the franchise management for his growth as a batter.

Padikkal struck a stroke-filled 50 off 29 balls as the defending champion piled up a daunting 250 for 3 against the Chennai Super Kings.

“Simply put it is a lot of hard work and a lot of self-belief that’s helped me get there. It wasn’t easy initially to make that change because it was something that I had to really change from the foundation that I have in terms of the type of cricket I wanted to play growing up, that’s a change that I have made consciously,” he told the media after the game.

“RCB and the whole support staff have been really great and have been guiding me in the right way,” he added.

Published on Apr 06, 2026