Who is Devdutt Padikkal? Know About His Girlfriend, Family, Career, Net Worth, Stats, and More

Devdutt Padikkal, the upcoming star of Indian cricket, is a left-handed batter and right-arm bowler who wears the jersey of India in international cricket, Karnataka in regional cricket and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. Earlier, he plied his trade in the Indian Premier League for the Lucknow Super Giants and the Rajasthan Royals. In IPL, Royal Challengers Bengaluru acquired his services in the 2025 auction for 2 crores. This 20-year-old batsman was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala.

Devdutt Padikkal is a top-order batsman and was utter passionate about cricket from the beginning. When he was 11 years old, his family shifted to Bangalore. In an interview, he told that after coming to Bangalore, he searched for a cricket academy before being admitted to a school. Devdutt Padikkal always got full support from his family, so he took admission in the same school from where his cricket career could take a flight. Devdutt is an ardent fan of Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.

Devdutt Padikkal Personal Information

Devdutt Padikkal Family

Devdutt Padikkal, the left-handed batter, was born on 7 July 2000 in Edappal, Kerala. Devdutt's father is a big fan of cricket. His's family was always by his side in his journey to becoming a cricketer, which has shaped him into the successful batsman he is today.

Devdutt Padikkal Father

Devdutt Padikkal's Father's name is Babunu Kunnath Padikkal, who worked in DRDO. He decided to make his son a cricketer after seeing him holding the bat at the age of just 3 years.

Devdutt Padikkal Mother

Devdutt Padikkal's Mother's name is Ambily Padikka, is a visa consultant. She has been always there to support devdutt in his lowest phase of his career as well.

Devdutt Padikkal Girlfriend

It is difficult to say anything about Devdutt Padikkal's girlfriend. He has not been seen dating anyone in public. So there is no news about whether he has a girlfriend or not. Currently, he is focusing only on his career.

Devdutt Padikkal Instagram

Devdutt Padikkal's Instagram ID is @devpadikkal19. His account is flooded with pictures of his professional life as well as his personal life.

Devdutt Padikkal Twitter

Devdutt Padikkal is very active on his Twitter account. His X ID is @devdpd07. He has quite a large number of followers on Twitter.

Devdutt Padikkal's Jersey Number

Devdutt uses jersey number 19. He wears this jersey number in his matches for his IPL side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Devdutt Padikkal Net Worth & Salary

Devdutt Padikal has a net worth of around Rs 10 crore, and his annual income is Rs 8 crore. Apart from domestic matches, he also earns well from IPL and brand endorsements. At present, he is not contracted with the BCCI central contract. Devdutt Padikal was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.75 crore in the 2022 IPL mega auction. He was included in his team by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.75 crore in the 2024 IPL season. In the 2025 auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought him for Rs 2 crore.

Devdutt Padikkal Career and Stats

On 28 November 2018, Devdutt Padikkal made his first-class debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy. He scored 77 runs off 128 balls in the second innings of his debut match against Maharashtra. In 2018, Devdutt played for India's Under-19 team. He was part of the Under-19 Asia Cup-winning team. He scored 183 runs in four matches at an average of 45.75, with 121 against the UAE being his highest score.

Devdutt Padikkal made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka in Colombo on 28 July 2021 and scored 23 runs off 23 balls. In February 2024, Padikkal was included in the Indian Test squad for the third Test against England in Rajkot. In that clash, he replaced KL Rahul, who had an injury. Padikkal got a chance to make his Test debut in the Ranchi Test against England on 7 March 2024 and scored 65 runs off 103 balls in the first innings of his first Test match.

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Devdutt Padikkal IPL Career

In December 2018, Devdutt Padikkal was signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 20 lakh for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL). However, he did not get a chance to play that season. RCB retained him for the 2020 IPL season. Devdutt made his IPL debut on 21 September 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In his first IPL match itself, he made headlines by scoring 56 runs off 42 balls. He became the first player in IPL history to score three half-centuries in his first four matches.

Padikkal scored 473 runs in 15 matches for RCB in his first IPL season and won the Emerging Player award in the 2020 IPL. On 22 April 2021, Devdutt scored his first century, 101*, against the Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 IPL, leading his team to a 10-wicket win. Then, in the 2022 IPL auction, Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 7.75 crore. He scored 1000 runs in the IPL in April 2022 while playing for the Rajasthan Royals. In November 2023, ahead of the 2024 IPL auction, he was traded to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.75 crore. However, in the 2025 auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought him for Rs 2 crore. After his 10th match for RCB, he got injured and got ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Devdutt's IPL 2025 campaign has been over now, he has been replaced by Mayank Agarwal in the RCB squad.

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