Devdutt Padikkal, a younger batter for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, just lately opened up about his experiences within the Indian Premier League. At simply 21 years previous, he discovered himself taking part in for a franchise that he had a whole lot of satisfaction in. Nevertheless, when he was launched and picked up by the Rajasthan Royals subsequent, it was a bit robust for him. Devdutt took a while to regulate and get comfy with the brand new setting.
He kicked off his IPL journey with Bengaluru 5 years in the past. After two seasons there, he moved to Rajasthan the place he performed for an additional two seasons earlier than he shifted to the Lucknow Tremendous Giants final 12 months. However this season has introduced him again to Bengaluru after being picked within the IPL 2025 mega public sale, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
“It’s robust while you really feel such as you don’t actually belong to any staff,” Devdutt shared throughout a post-match chat. “I began with RCB, so shifting to a unique franchise was slightly awkward for me at first.” He admitted that he struggled along with his confidence and it took him round three to 4 years to actually determine his place as a participant within the IPL. “You place in all of your effort, however there are occasions when issues simply don’t go your manner,” he added.
Devdutt’s latest efficiency within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the place he scored a important 86 runs in opposition to Haryana within the semifinal, was a spotlight for him. That innings helped his staff win and he even contributed with three catches within the area. He defined that he put in a whole lot of work throughout the pre-season to tighten up some areas of his batting that wanted consideration. “I knew I needed to up my sport this season. There have been positively elements of my play that weren’t the place I needed them to be final 12 months,” he talked about.
Within the first three video games of this IPL season, issues didn’t go easily for him as he solely managed scores of 10, 27, and 4. However then on Monday, he made a powerful comeback with a quick-fire 37 runs off simply 22 balls, though he received out after trying promising. He partnered with India’s star batter, Virat Kohli, to rack up 91 runs for the second wicket, main Bengaluru to set a fairly spectacular goal of 222 runs in opposition to Mumbai.
Speaking about batting alongside somebody like Kohli, Devdutt stated, “Working with Virat is simply improbable. He’s been doing this for therefore lengthy and constantly performs at such a excessive degree; that’s what younger gamers like me aspire to attain.” It’s clear that for Devdutt, each sport isn’t just in regards to the runs, but additionally about rising and studying from the skilled gamers round him.
