Devdutt Padikkal: Will be able to Mark his Presence in IPL 2021?
Devdutt Padikkal came under the spotlight after he scored 72 runs for Ballari Tuskers in Karnataka Premier League-2017. After that, he continued to play good cricket for Karnataka under-19 team. Later he hit the rock bottom but due to his hard work, he again stands on his ground and got his form back, he scored 829 runs in Cooch Behar Trophy-2018 and became the fourth-highest run-scorer. Due to his superb batting capabilities and performance, he was selected for the Senior Karnataka team for Vijay Hazare Trophy. Then he was selected for the Under-19 team’s Sri Lanka tour where he played really well, due to this he got a contract with RCB (Royal Challenger Bangalore) ahead of the auction. In the IPL-2019 season, he didn’t get a chance to prove himself. In the 2019-20 domestic season he played brilliantly and score his first century of the first-class career against Jharkhand followed by another century against Goa. In IPL 2020 he got a chance to play his first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and scored a half-century on his debut match. RCB kept him in the squad for IPL 2021 too.
Devdutt Padikkal Personal Information:
| Name of the Player |
Devdutt Paddikal |
| DOB |
July 7th, 2000 |
| Father |
Mr Babunu Kunnath |
| Mother |
Mrs Ambili Balan Padikkal |
| Wife |
- |
| Role |
Opening Batsman |
| Batting |
Left Handed Batsman |
| Bowling |
Right-Arm off Break |
Facts about Devdutt Padikkal :
- The first-Class debut was against Maharastra on November 28-December 01, 2018 at Mysore.
- IPL debut was against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 21, 2020, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
- Devdutt Padikkal has scored half-centuries for Karnataka in all three formats.
- He rapped for RCB's official IPL anthem in 2020.
- Devdutt Padikkal has won IPL Emerging Player 2020 award.
- Favourite Bowler - James Anderson
- Favourite Batsman - Gautam Gambhir.
- Devdutt Padikkal has score 737 runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021 and becomes the second-highest run-scorer.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL Career:
| Team |
Year |
| Royal Challenger Banglore |
2019- Present |
Devdutt Padikkal Batting Career Statistics:
| Category |
First-Class Matches |
IPL Matches |
| No. of Match Played |
15 |
16 |
| Innings |
29 |
16 |
| Runs Scored |
907 |
484 |
| Best Score |
99 |
74 |
| Average |
34.88 |
30.25 |
| Strike Rate |
50.55 |
123.47 |
| 100s/50s |
0/10 |
0/5 |
| 4s/6s |
106/6 |
53/8 |
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