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Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal

Indian cricketer (born 2000)

Devdutt Padikkal (born 7 July 2000) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[1] He made his India debut in the 2021 away T20I against Sri Lanka.[2][3] He has also played for the India under-19 team.[4]

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Early life

Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala to Ambili Padikkal and Babunu Kunnath.[5] In 2011, his family moved from Hyderabad to Bangalore, where he began training at the Karnataka Institute of Cricket. Starting from 2014, he represented Karnataka in under-16 and under-19 age categories. In 2017, he was selected by Bellary Tuskers in the Karnataka Premier League.[6] He completed his Bachelor's of Business Administration in St. Joseph's University of Business Management, Bangalore.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 28 November 2018.[7] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[8][9] He became the first player in IPL history to score three fifties in his first four matches.[10]

He made his List A debut on 26 September 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[11] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 609 runs in eleven matches.[12]

In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[13] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[14]

International cricket

In June 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Sri Lanka.[15] He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[16]

In February 2024, he was added to India's Test squad for their series against England as a replacement of KL Rahul.[17] He made his Test debut in 5th match of the same series on 7 March 2024.[18] Padikkal scored 65 runs off 103 balls in his debut test innings. His inning included 10 fours and 1 six.

Indian Premier League

Padikkal won the Emerging Player Award for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[19] He scored 473 runs in 15 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in his debut IPL season.[20] He was selected in Karnataka's squad for the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[21] On 22 April 2021, in the 2021 Indian Premier League, Devdutt scored his maiden hundred with the score of 101* , as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the Rajasthan Royals by ten wickets.[22]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[23] In March 2022, Padikkal scored his maiden first-class century, with 178 runs in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry.[24] In April 2022, while playing for the Rajasthan Royals, he scored his 1,000 run in the IPL.[25]

In November 2023, he was traded to Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the auction of the 2024 season.[26]

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    Gollapudi, Nagraj (22 November 2023). "Royals trade Padikkal for Super Giants' Avesh in straight swap". ESPNcricinfo.
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