By Devdutt Padikkal– Biography and Career
Born on July 7th, 2000, Devdutt Padikkal is an Indian International cricketer who currently plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Rajasthan Royals. The young cricketer marks his debut for the India team against Sri Lanka in 2021 away T201 games. He was also a part of the India U-19 squad.
Hailing from Edappal, Kerala, he was born to his parents Ambili Padikkal and Babu Kunnath. His family later moved to Hyderabad and Bangalore back in 2011 where the talented batter began his training at the Karnataka Institute of Cricket. Initially, he started out playing for Karnataka in U-16 somewhere in 2014, and U-19 age categories. Padikkal was then chosen by Bellary Tuskers in the KPL (Karnataka Premier League) in 2017.
On November 28, 2018, the batter marked his 1st class debut representing the Karnataka team in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy. Padikkal was bought by the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in December 2018 in the player auction for the 2019 IPL (Indian Premier League). He went on to become the first player in the history of IPL to score a total of three half-centuries in his initial four games.
On September 26th, 2019, Padikkal marked his List A debut for Karnataka in the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy where he emerged as the top run-soccer with over 600 runs in 11 matches. He was included in India’s A squad in October 2019 for the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy. On November 8th, 2019, he marked his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He was bought by the Rajasthan Royals of the IPL in February 2022 in the player auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. He achieved a top-class century with a score of 178 runs in March 2022 in a match over Puducherry in the Ranji Trophy. While representing the Rajasthan Royals, he achieved a one-thousand-run milestone in the IPL in April 2022.
Devdutt Padikkal Family
As mentioned before, Devdutt Padikkal was born to parents Ambili Padikkal and Babu Kunnath. Originally from Edappal, Malappuram, Kerala, moved to Hyderabad and later moved to Bangalore where Padikkal began his cricket training at the Karnataka Institute of Cricket. It is not known whether the talented cricketer has siblings or not since there aren’t details about it. He is among a few Indian cricketers who keep a very low profile about his family background and his personal affairs private.
Devdutt Padikkal Relationship Status
The young batter has always been so secretive and hesitant to answer whenever he’s been asked about his personal affairs. For the time being, nothing has been confirmed about his love life. However, as per multiple reports, Padikkal is currently single and doesn’t have any special woman in his life right now. It looks like he is enjoying his glory days and is completely concentrated on his career as of now. Even in some of his interviews when asked about his love life, the young cricket star simply responds that he is too busy with his career and doesn’t really have time to fall in love as his top priority right now is his career and nothing else.
Devdutt Padikkal Ex-girlfriend
There are no reports about Devdutt Padikkal’s past relationship but it is safe to say that the cricketer has been in at least one relationship although he is currently single at the moment. Hence, details about his ex-girlfriend or anything about his past relationship are not clear.
Is Devdutt Padikkal Married?
Devdutt Padikkal has not been married or engaged yet. He is single as of now as he is more focused on his career than his love life.
Does Devdutt Padikkal Have Any Children?
Devdutt Padikkal does not have any children. As stated earlier, he has not been married before nor been engaged to anyone. He is also single at the moment. The cricketer is just 22 years old as of February 2023 and it appears that he is at the top of his game right and clearly wants to proceed with that and doesn’t like the idea of having a relationship as it will be more of a distraction to his career. So yes, Padikkal relationship status is single, he doesn’t have any children with anyone nor has been married before.
