IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals’ new recruit Devdutt Padikkal revealed the name of the player he wants to share the dressing room with ahead of the upcoming season.
With the tournament opener just two days away, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season has arrived. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face off in the first match of the new season (CSK).
However, Rajasthan Royals will begin their season on March 29 against the SunRisers Hyderabad. And also new recruit Devdutt Padikkal said ahead of the first match that Jos Buttler is one player with whom he is looking forward to sharing the dressing room.
Padikkal also compared England’s wicketkeeper-batsman to AB de Villiers of South Africa.
“I’m really excited to share the dressing room with Jos Buttler. Who is one of those meteoric cricketers like AB (de Villiers) at Bangalore.”
Padikkal said in a statement released by the Rajasthan Royals. “He has that impact on the opposition bowling.” “I’m excited to be batting with him.”
In IPL 2022, Devdutt Padikkal compares this England batter to AB De Villiers.
“I’m always willing to bat in the order that the team requires. T20 is a format that necessitates flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing conditions “Further, he stated.
Padikkal said of joining the Rajasthan Royals, “I was a little nervous coming to a new franchise, but everyone made me feel at home right away. And I couldn’t have asked for anything better.”
Padikkal had previously played in the competition for Royal Challengers Bangalore. And the left-handed batter was able to impress everyone with his calm and also composed approach to the game.
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Rajasthan Royals Squad:
Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Prasidh Krishna. Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag. KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, also Daryl Mitchell.