Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Padikkal Shows Unique Tanning Effect After 2nd Test
Devdutt Padikkal, an Indian cricketer, played in a very long cricket match in Sri Lanka.
He was on the field for more than three days.
Because of the sun, his back got tanned in a special way.
The parts of his back where his jersey had words and numbers got less sun, so they stayed lighter.
This made it look like he had a temporary tattoo of the words 'Dev' and the number '37' on his back.
He shared a picture of this on Instagram and said he was grateful for the experience and learned a lot from the match.
Devdutt Padikkal showed unique tanning effect after fielding for over 240 overs in the 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka.
His back had lighter patches where his jersey had text and numbers, resembling temporary tattoos.
Padikkal shared the picture on Instagram, calling it a 'tattoo' from the sun.
He expressed gratitude for the opportunity and mentioned learning from the series.
The match lasted more than three days, leading to prolonged sun exposure.
- Who
- Devdutt Padikkal
- What
- Showed unique tanning effect from fielding
- When
- After the 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
- Where
- Colombo
- Why
- Due to prolonged exposure to the sun while fielding
- Player
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Match
- 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
- Location
- Colombo
- Duration
- More than three days
- Unique Effect
- Temporary tanning resembling jersey text