Devdutt Padikkal reveals illness that nearly ended his career

Indian batter Devdutt Padikkal has opened up on the darkest phase of his life, revealing how a serious health issue almost made him give up his cricketing dreams. Devdutt Padikkal was fighting ulcerative colitis, a chronic disease of the intestine that hugely affected his health, fitness and cricketing abilities in 2022.
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- Cricket
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- Cricket Addictor
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- rashmi wasnik
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 12:27 pm IST
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