Devdutt Padikkal on Tuesday asserted that Test cricket remains his “ultimate goal”, and subtle technical adjustments to his batting has helped him make an instant impact in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka here.

In his first Test in nearly two years, Padikkal made 167 and 44, playing a massive hand in India’s surge towards a victory. “I have always been aware that Test cricket is my ultimate goal. So, I have tried to model my game in such a way that I don’t go too far away from my basics.  I try to make sure that I am always equipped to switch to red-ball cricket because that is my first priority,” Padikkal said in the post-day press conference.