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Devdutt Padikkal – The Indian Clive Lloyd
Devdutt Padikkal, the 21-year-old left-handed batter from Kerala, is the latest young talent to have burst into the T20 scene. Having kicked-off his first-class career just three years ago, Padikkal earned visibility when he was picked up by Team Bangalore a year later to play in the Indian T20 League. It was a successful 2020 campaign for the young batter, who managed to finish 8th on the list of the most run getters, scoring 473 runs in 15 matches.
The ultimate fruits of his toil came in the form of his selection for the Indian cricket team for the Sri Lanka series in 2021. Though he didn’t get any chance to show his temperament in the ODIs there, he finally got the chance to do so when he was given a chance to wear the blue in the T20s.
Following the limitations put on the teams this year, the Bangalore franchise had to let Padikkal go. He was put up for a base price of ₹2 crores in the mega auction in February 2022. After a fierce bidding involving four teams, Padikkal was finally bought by Rajasthan Team for ₹7.75 crores.
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Devdutt Padikkal’s Personal Details
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- Name
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- Devdutt Padikkal
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- Age
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- 22 Years
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- Birthplace
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- Edappal, Kerala
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- Height
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- 6′3″
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- Batting Style
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- Left-handed batter
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- Playing Role
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- Top-order batter
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- Current Team
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- India Cricket Team, Rajasthan Team
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- Jersey Number
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- 19
Devdutt Padikkal’s Current Rankings
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T20 -- -
ODI -- -
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Devdutt Padikkal’s Stats
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- Format
- M
- Inn
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 200
- 50
- 4s
- 6s
- CT
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- T20I
- 2
- 2
- 38
- 29 vs. SL
- 19.00
- 100.00
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 2
- 1
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Devdutt Padikkal – Key Skills and Strengths
The left-handed batter has an amazing work ethic and never tires. He is always eager to learn. With world-class players around him on the Bangalore team, he is poised to grow even further. He is equally good with the front foot and backfoot and embellishes his innings with a wide range of strokes. There is also a calm and collected manner in the way he goes about his game, which helps him play the long innings. He is also a good driver of the ball.
The 6'3" tall Padikkal possesses great physical strength and can hit the ball well. It really helps his sides to have a power hitter like him up the batting order.
Coming at the top of the order, Padikkal knows how to calm his nerves. With so many star players around him, the youngster knows that he has to be on his toes all the time in order to be in contention for selection for the team. And so far, he has done really well.
Devdutt Padikkal Awards and Achievements
Still new to the international scene, Padikkal is yet to win many awards for his country. His debut series in Sri Lanka was a mixed bag of sorts, wherein despite his involvement, a young Indian side lost the T20 series to the home team. However, the one day series, of which he was also a part of, was won under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan.
Here are a few of Padikkal’s achievements at the international level:
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Padikkal is the first among the 21st century-born players to feature for India in an international match.
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Padikkal has scored over 700 runs in two successive seasons in the domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Devdutt Padikkal’s Indian T20 League Journey
The young batter, who can occasionally bowl off-break, has been one of the greatest finds of the Indian T20 League. It did not take him much time to find a foothold at the big stage and he has found his place among some of the Indian T20 League’s most explosive batters.
He got his first break in 2019, when the Bangalore team decided to spend money on the home-grown player. However, the batter had to wait until 2020 to get his first match for the side. That window of opportunity he got was enough as he finished the season with 473 runs. He spent three seasons with Virat Kohli’s team before being released. The Rajasthan team will now look for brighter things from him.
Here are some of Padikkal’s achievements in the Indian T20 League:
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Padikkal is the first batter in the history of Indian T20 League to score 3 half centuries in his first four matches.
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He won the Emerging Player of the Year award in the 2020 edition of the league.
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He is the third-youngest player to have scored a century in the tournament, with the other two being Manish Pandey and Rishabh Pant. Padikkal achieved the feat at the age of 20 years and 289 days.
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- Format
- M
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 50
- 4s
- 6s
- CT
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- Indian T20 League
- 54
- 1454
- 101* vs. Rajasthan
- 27.96
- 124.59
- 1
- 8
- 159
- 39
Devdutt Padikkal: FAQs
Growing up, the left-handed batter idolized Indian legend Rahul Dravid, who hails from the same state and even went to the same school as Padikkal.
Padikkal's cricketing journey began at the age of just 9. His family shifted from Hyderabad to Bangalore, where he began his cricketing career.
No, the youngster has a knack for bowling off-breaks. However, not much has so far been seen from him when it comes to bowling.
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