IPL 2023: Best starting playing XI of Rajasthan Royals (RR) after mini auction
At the auction, Jason Holder was their best pick at the price of INR 5.75 crore.
4. Devdutt Padikkal
The franchise believed in the Devdutt Padikkal at the mega auction in 2022 by bagging him at a hefty amount of INR 7.75 crore. In return, he could score only 376 runs in 17 matches, with a half-century. With these figures, the batter couldn’t deliver according to his potential last season. However, the RR did not lose faith in him and included the batter in their retention list.
In the past, Padikkal has played some spunky innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as an opener. In Rajasthan, the batter was given the responsibility to vitialise the team batting at number four. But the Karnataka cricketer failed to deliver his special in the new position. However, going through his batting capability, he can’t be written off to score big runs for the RR too, in the next season.
He will also look forward to improving his IPL numbers as the 22-year-old has scored only 1,260 runs in 46 IPL games at a strike rate of 124.38. Recently, appearing for Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022, he was among the runs. The left-handed batter smashed 183 runs in five games, with a scintillating century against Maharashtra. In the next installment of the tournament, he will look to go with confidence and score big for his team.
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