Lucknow, Feb. 18 -- Karnataka batsman Devdutt Padikkal suffered an injury scare on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 semifinal against Uttarakhand, overshadowing his career-best innings.
The left-handed batsman hurt his finger while attempting a diving catch at gully and walked off the field during Uttarakhand's first innings on Wednesday.
Padikkal, batting at No. 3, had earlier scored a scintillating 232 off 330 balls at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, including 29 fours and three sixes, helping Karnataka post a massive total of 736 in 194.4 overs. Uttarakhand struggled in reply and were bowled out for 233, with Vidyadhar Patil and Vyshak Vijaykumar taking three wickets each.
The injury occurred on the fifth ball of the 75th over when Abhay N...