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The highly anticipated IPL 2025 mega auction, which will decide the fate of 574 shortlisted players, is currently underway at the Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With just 204 slots up for grabs, including 70 overseas ones, only a select few out of 366 Indian and 208 overseas players will be picked by the Indian Premier League (IPL) teams for the 2025 season. Devdutt Padikkal, who is one of the sought-after Indian players in the mega auction, has been signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 2 Cr.
Devdutt Padikkal IPL career
Padikkal made his IPL debut in 2020 with RCB, where he presented his hard-hitting innings by scoring 473 runs and receiving the Emerging Player Award. His first IPL century came in 2021, solidifying his status as a quality player. He got released by LSG after IPL 2024 season and registered himself with a base price RS 2 crore.
In 2022, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals (RR), where he continued to demonstrate his batting abilities. However, in November 2023, he was traded to the Lucknow Super Giants in exchange for pacer Avesh Khan. The left-handed batsman has played 64 IPL matches, scoring 1559 runs with 101* highest score. In 2023, he played for RR, scoring 261 runs from 11 innings which was quite a promising season for him. However, Padikkal had a difficult season with LSG in 2024, scoring only 38 runs and was released ahead of the 2025 auction.
