Devdutt Padikkal

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Devdutt Padikkal
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Padikkal in 2022
Personal information
Born (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 25)
Edappal, Kerala, India
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 314)7 March 2024 v England
Last Test22 November 2024 v Australia
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
2019–2021,
2025–present		Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022–2023Rajasthan Royals
2024Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA
Matches 2 2 49 33
Runs scored 90 38 3199 2,071
Batting average 30.0 19.0 41.01 79.65
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 7/19 9/12
Top score 65 29 193 152
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 54/– 18/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
ACC U19 Asia Cup
Winner 2018 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 08 December 2025

Devdutt Padikkal (Malayalam: [d̪eːʋd̪at̪ paɖikːal]; born 7 July 2000) is an Indian cricketer. He made his international debut in July 2021 in a T20I against Sri Lanka and test debut in March 2024 against England.[1] He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Early life

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Devdutt Padikkal was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala to Ambili Padikkal and Babunu Kunnath.[2] Devdutt got his family name, Padikkal, through matrilineal succession.

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 College of Commerce, Bangalore.

Domestic career

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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 2024–25 Duleep Trophy.

International cricket

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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][16] Padikkal scored 65 runs off 103 balls in his debut test innings. His inning included 10 fours and 1 six.

Indian Premier League

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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]

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have bought Devdutt Padikkal at his base price of INR 2 crore in the 2025 Indian Premier League auction. During the season, he was ruled out due to injury. Mayank Agarwal was named as his replacement.

References

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