Devdutt Padikkal
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| Born | 7 July 2000 Edappal, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 314) | 7 March 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 November 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 89) | 28 July 2021 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 July 2021 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Gulbarga Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021, 2025 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Devdutt Padikkal (Malayalam: [d̪eːʋd̪at̪ paɖikːal]; born 7 July 2000) is an Indian international cricketer who has represented the Indian cricket team. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and has appeared for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his India debut in July 2021 in a T20I against Sri Lanka.[1] He has also played for the India under-19 team.
Early life
[edit]Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala to Ambili Padikkal and Babunu Kunnath.[2] 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.[3] He completed his Bachelor's of Business Administration in St. Joseph's University of Business Management, Bangalore.
Domestic career
[edit]He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 28 November 2018.[4] In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[5][6] He became the first player in IPL history to score three fifties in his first four matches.[7]
He made his List A debut on 26 September 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[8] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 609 runs in eleven matches.[9]
In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[11] In August 2024, he was named in India D's squad for 2024 Duleep Trophy.
International cricket
[edit]In June 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Sri Lanka.[12] He made his T20I debut on 28 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[13]
In February 2024, he was added to India's Test squad for their series against England as a replacement of KL Rahul.[14] He made his Test debut in 5th match of the same series on 7 March 2024.[15] Padikkal scored 65 runs off 103 balls in his debut test innings. His inning included 10 fours and 1 six.
Indian Premier League
[edit]Padikkal won the Emerging Player Award for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[16] He scored 473 runs in 15 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in his debut IPL season.[17] He was selected in Karnataka's squad for the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[18] 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.[19]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[20] In March 2022, Padikkal scored his maiden first-class century, with 178 runs in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry.[21] In April 2022, while playing for the Rajasthan Royals, he scored his 1,000 run in the IPL.[22]
In November 2023, he was traded to Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the auction of the 2024 season.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "SL vs Ind, 2nd T20: Devdutt Padikkal becomes first male cricketer born in this century to play for India". India Today.
- ^ G, Unnikrishnan (21 September 2020). "Devdutt Padikkal: Know all about the Royal Challengers Bangalore batting star; family, records, age". My Khel. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "'Test cricket is the ultimate': India 'A'-select Devdutt Padikkal shares his dreams". Manorama Online. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Mysore, Nov 28 - Dec 1 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Devdutt Padikkal only player in IPL history to score 3 fifties in first 4 games". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 26 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Visakhapatnam, Nov 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "KL Rahul ruled out of third India vs England Test; Devdutt Padikkal called up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "5th Test, Dharamsala, March 07 - 11, 2024, England tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "IPL 2020 full list of award winners: Jofra Archer is MVP, emerging player award for Devdutt Padikkal and more". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". www.iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Padikkal 101*, Kohli 72* flatten Royals in ten-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Padikkal's maiden unbeaten ton drives Karnataka". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022: Devdutt Padikkal completes 1000 IPL runs, becomes third quickest Indian player to achieve feat". Times Now. 18 April 2022.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (22 November 2023). "Royals trade Padikkal for Super Giants' Avesh in straight swap". ESPNcricinfo.
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