Devdutt Padikkal led from the front with a maiden double hundred in first-class cricket as a dominant Karnataka posted an imposing 689 for six, compounding Uttarakhand's misery in their Ranji Trophy semifinal.

India's star batter KL Rahul has been named in Karnataka's squad for their upcoming 2025/26 Ranji Trophy match against Punjab in Mohali, starting January 29.

Devdutt Padikkal, who appears to have found a magic bat of sorts and is scoring runs at will, will hold the key to Karnataka's chances as they take on Vidarbha in the first semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday.

Devdutt Padikkal is in tremendous form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. In eight matches so far, the Karnataka batter has slammed 721 runs at an average of 103

Defending champions Karnataka stormed into their fourth successive Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinals with a thumping 54-run victory over Mumbai via the VJD method on Monday.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Quarterfinals Highlights: Karnataka and Saurashtra have qualified for the semi-finals after beating Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh (UP), respectively.

With 119 centuries scored already and several records shattered, this edition of VHT has been a dream batters would not like to wake up from.

Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a century for Maharashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday, achieving a gigantic record.

Devdutt Padikkal has scored over 600 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy but remains outside India's ODI squad due to intense competition among batsmen.

Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal scripted history with yet another fine knock in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.