Former India fast bowler and chairman of U-19 selection committee Venkatesh Prasad said RCB's Devdutt Padikkal plays his shots "a lot like Yuvraj Singh in his 20s". Prasad added, "Like the pull shot he plays or when he comes down the track, or when he goes after the fast bowlers." Padikkal has scored 422 runs from 13 matches this season.