Devdutt padikkal is an Indian cricketer who was born on 7th july 2000 in Edappal, Kerala.
His full name is Devdutt Babunu Padikkal.
CAREER
Devdutt padikkal is a left handed batsmen who plays for Karnataka and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He also played for the India under-19 team.
His family moved from Hyderabad to Bangalore, where he began training in Karnataka institute of cricket. He represented Karnataka in under-16 and under-19 age categories. In 2017. He was selected by Bellary Tuskers in Karnataka Premier League.
He also bagged the best batsman award from Karnataka State Cricket Association for his superb contributions and was also drafted into the senior team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. India U-19 call-up next followed for the Sri Lanka tour and he displayed some eye-catching performances to seal his place in the team.
He made his first class debut for Karnataka in the 2018-19 Ranji trophy on 28 November 2018. In December 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for 2019 Indian Premier League. He made his List-A debut on 26 September 2019,for Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 609 runs in 11 matches.
In October 2019, he was named in India A’s squad for Deodhar Trophy 2019-20. He made his T-20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
FAMILY
- Father – Not known
- Mother – Not known
EDUCATION
He has completed his school education from St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bengaluru. Now he pursuing his college from St. Joseph’s College.
CRICKET
| International Debut | None |
| Domestic/State team | Bellary Tuskers, Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Coach/Mentor | Naseeruddin |
| Batting style | Left-Hand |
| Bowling style | Right-arm Offbreak |
PHYSICAL STATS and MORE
- Height(apporx) –
- In centimeters – 175cm
- In meters – 1.75m
- In feet – 5′ 9″
- Weight(approx) –
- In kilograms – 65 kgs
- In pounds – 143 lbs
- Body measurements (approx) –
- Chest – 36 inches
- Waist – 30 inches
- Biceps – 12 inches
- Eye color – Dark Brown
- Hair color – Black
FAVOURITE THINGS
| Favourite Food | South Indian |
| Favourite Actors | Vijay |
| Favourite Actress | Disha Patani |
| Favourite Film | Badboys, Johnny English, The Expandables, Logan |
| Favourite Singer | Taio Cruz |
| Favourite Color | Blue |
| Favourite Sport | Cricket and Football |
| Favourite Fruit | Apple |
| Favourite Car | Ferrari |
GIRLFRIENDS, AFFAIRS and MORE
| Girl friends/Affairs | Not Known |
| Martial status | Not married |
| Wife/Spouse | N/A |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | INDIAN |
| Address | Not Known |
| Hobbies | Travelling and Watching football |
INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/devpadikkal19/?hl=en
TWITTER : https://twitter.com/devdpd07?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
LESSER KNOW FACTS ABOUT DEVDUTT PADIKKAL
- Does devdutt smoke? Not Known
- Does devdutt drink alcohol? Not Known
- He was born in Edappal, kerala and he was grown up in Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Padikkal has started playing cricket in the age of 9.
- In the year 2009, he was enrolled for summer camp of the Karnataka Institute of Cricket at Bangalore.
- He started playing cricket professionally for Karnataka State Cricket Association U-14.
- He has been playing as an opener for Karnataka team.
- In the year 2017, Bellary Tuskers picked him for the Karnataka Premier League.
- Padikkal made his first-class debut in year 2018 for Karnataka against Maharastra in Mysore.
- In the year 2018, devdutt padikkal got selected for India Under-19 national cricket team.
- In December 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought him for ‘Indian Premier League 2019’ at the base price of 20 lakhs.
