|| India Correspondent ||

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) talented opener Devdutt Padikkal, who played a key role in his team’s win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their first game of this year's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has shared that he has learnt a lot from the captain Virat Kohli.

On Monday evening, RCB put up 163/5 in their allotted 20 overs and then restricted SRH within 153 in the final over of the game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Padikkal, who was made his IPL debut, played a crucial 42-ball 56 with eight boundaries.

"I was very nervous when I got the news that I would be making my debut for RCB. I was just walking in my room the day I got the news that I will be playing against Hyderabad. When I came to bat, I got settled then, when I played my first two balls, I really felt good," Padikkal said to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in a video posted on the official IPL website.

"For the past month we have been training here, Virat Bhaiya has talked to me and I have learnt a lot from him. Whenever I am with him, I keep asking questions from him," he further added.

Meanwhile, he shared a 90-run opening partnership with Aaron Finch. He again added that Australia's limited-overs captain showed confidence on him which helped him to play freely as well.