RCB star Devdutt Padikkal turned off the IPL 2025; Announced replacement

Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB) they came across the premature hiccup in their impressive IPL 2025 travel. With the playoffs within a touching distance, the team will now have to progress without one of its performers this season – Devdutt Padikkal. The elegant southern Pope was excluded from the rest of the tournament due to a knee injury, which caused a serious shot to the firefighting strength of the team.

RCB announces replacement by Devdutt Padikkal

RCB quickly appointed a replacement in an experienced Karnatak Crush Mayank agarwalwhich re-joined the franchise where his IPL journey began. The 34-year-old brings with him extensive experience, playing 127 IPL matches, achieved more than 1,700 runs, including a century and 13 half a century.

Agarwal, who has passed the IPL 2025 auction after a lukewarm season 2024 with Sunrizes Hyderabad, RCB signed for INR 1 crore. Its recent form in a domestic crisis and knowledge of Bengalur setting can be shown useful because the team seems to keep the momentum in the business end of the tournament.

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Padikkal’s impact on IPL 2025

Despite the patchy shapes in the earlier IPL seasons, Padikkal rediscovered his spark, blooming in a new role in no. 3 His contributions included two flowing half a century that played a major role in RCB’s increase in second place on the points of points, just behind the Titan Gujarata on net running.

With only a few league matches, the time of Padikkal’s injury could not be worse. However, RCB will hope that Agwal will be able to inconsistently and provide stability at the upper order. In the center of attention, it will now be that the management of RCB is diverting its impact order and integrates the agarwal into the lineup. Because the playoff qualification will almost be secured, the franchise will look to ensure that this failure does not destroy their campaign.

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