Padikkal unsold after first day of IPL 2025 Auction
Devdutt Padikkal went unsold in Day 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Auction on Sunday despite playing well enough in Karnataka.
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PADIKKAL UNSOLD AT IPL 2025 AUCTION DESPITE STEADY DOMESTIC SEASON
Padikkal went unsold at the IPL 2025 auction despite having a consistent domestic season.
Furthermore, the 24-year-old left-handed batter has scored over 1,500 runs in the IPL with a strike rate of 123.
Moreover, Padikkal struck for three half-centuries in three Duleep Trophy matches with a best rate of 92.
However, he was dismissed for single-digit scores in the other three innings.
Padikkal went in and out of the Indian men’s cricket team after a thumb injury sidelined Shubman Gill.
DEVDUTT EMERGED AS INDIA A’S TOP RUN-GETTER IN TEST SERIES VS AUSTRALIA
Moreover, Devdutt emerged as India A’s top run-getter in its recent Test series against Australia.
Furthermore, the batter tallied 151 runs in four innings.
He made his debut for India in July 2021 in a Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Sri Lanka before also playing for India’s under-19 team.
However, Paddikal scored only 248 runs in 12 matches at an average of 20.66 and a strike rate of 121 in the current IPL season.
In seven matches with the Lucknow Super Giants, he managed just 38 runs at an average pf 5.43.
KARNATAKA VETERAN TEAMMATE WANTS PADIKKAL TO ‘EMBRACE THE FIGHT’
Meanwhile, Padikkal’s Karnataka veteran teammate urged him to “embrace the fight” prior to him being unsold at the IPL auction.
Furthermore, Mayank Agarawal urged Padikkal of “embracing the challenge” of playing for the Indian cricket team after Gill was sidelined.
Moreover, the senior cricketer cited most Indian players has ample preparation.
“They (Indian players) have had at least three weeks to prepare themselves for the conditions. But it then boils down to the mindset – are you willing to get into the fight?” Agarawal asked.
“If he (Padikkal) can get into the mindset – which he has, he has got a lot of skill, a lot of flair (and he) works hard on his game,” he added.
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