Overview
- Devdutt Padikkal has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to a right hamstring injury after scoring 247 runs in 10 matches for RCB.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru have signed veteran batter Mayank Agarwal as Padikkal's replacement for INR 1 Crore.
- Agarwal brings extensive IPL experience, having scored 2661 runs in 127 matches, including one century and 13 half-centuries.
- Delhi Capitals finalized Sediqullah Atal as a replacement for Harry Brook, who opted out of the season for personal reasons.
- Atal, a rising star from Afghanistan with 1507 T20 runs in 49 matches, joins DC for his base price of INR 1.25 Crore.