Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt in May 2022
Personal information
Born (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23)
Edappal, Kerala, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop order batter
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 89)28 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I29 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.37
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentGulbarga Mystics
2018–presentKarnataka
2019–2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022–2023Rajasthan Royals
2024- presentLucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 97 544 987 453
Runs scored 0 0 0 0
Batting average 0 0 0 0
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 0 0 0
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0 14/0 0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2024

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]

Early life

Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala to Ambili Padikkal and Babu 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]

Indian Premier League

Padikkal won the Emerging Player Award for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[17] He scored 473 runs in 15 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in his debut IPL season.[18] He was selected in Karnataka's squad for the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[19] 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.[20]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[21] In March 2022, Padikkal scored his maiden first-class century, with 178 runs in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy match against Puducherry.[22] In April 2022, while playing for the Rajasthan Royals, he scored his 1,000 run in the IPL.[23]

In November 2023, he was traded to Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the auction of the 2024 season.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Devdutt Padikkal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPL 2020 - Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad in power-packed band of uncapped Indian batsmen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team. "IPL 2020: He made debut in IPL after falling in love with Movva Keertana Yadav. Devdutt Padikkal brings up second fifty in three games for RCB". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Devdutt Padikkal carves his own niche in star-studded Karnataka line-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "'Test cricket is the ultimate': India 'A'-select Devdutt Padikkal shares his dreams". Manorama Online. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Elite, Group A, Ranji Trophy at Mysore, Nov 28 - Dec 1 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Devdutt Padikkal only player in IPL history to score 3 fifties in first 4 games". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Sep 26 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Visakhapatnam, Nov 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  16. ^ "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ^ "IPL 2020 full list of award winners: Jofra Archer is MVP, emerging player award for Devdutt Padikkal and more". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  18. ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website". www.iplt20.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Karnataka Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Padikkal 101*, Kohli 72* flatten Royals in ten-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  21. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Padikkal's maiden unbeaten ton drives Karnataka". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  23. ^ "IPL 2022: Devdutt Padikkal completes 1000 IPL runs, becomes third quickest Indian player to achieve feat". Times Now. 18 April 2022.
  24. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (22 November 2023). "Royals trade Padikkal for Super Giants' Avesh in straight swap". ESPNcricinfo.

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