Jadeja’s Kuldeep Yadav impersonation amuses Gambhir as Padikkal scores 142 in Colombo warm-up

In a warm-up fixture in Colombo, India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja entertained the crowd by replicating Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling action from the stands, a stunt that left head coach Gautam Gambhir laughing openly. A commentator described the mimicry and Gambhir’s priceless reaction. The match also saw Devdutt Padikkal reinforce his Test opening credentials with an unbeaten 142, featuring 18 boundaries and a solid partnership of 96 runs with KL Rahul after Yashasvi Jaiswal’s early duck.

Jadeja contributed a useful 63 before retiring, while Manav Suthar added 41. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel struggled, scoring two and one respectively, and Saransh Jain retired after a quick 22. India closed the second day on 357 for six wickets in 90 overs.