Although Devadat Padikkal took the first place in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA t20 auction, Samit Dravid went unsold, which has surprised cricket fans. The Maharaja Trophy t20 trophy auction held by the karnataka State cricket Association (KSCA) was recently held. In this, Samit Dravid, the son of former indian team captain and coach rahul Dravid, went UNSOLD. This has come as a big disappointment to rahul Dravid. On the other hand, indian team player Devadat Padikkal, bought by hubli Tigers for Rs. 13.2 lakhs, took the first place in the list of highest-paid players in the auction. The auction was held for the Maharaja Trophy t20 series to be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from august 11 to 27. Samit Dravid's unsold auction has left many saddened.
19-year-old Samit Dravid played for mysore Warriors in the 2024 Maharaja’s Trophy series. However, he played 7 matches and scored only 82 runs. The average was 11.71 and the strike rate was 113.89. And his highest score was 33 runs. Although Samit Dravid is a fast bowling all-rounder, he did not get a chance to bowl last season and was also dropped from the team. Then he attracted attention in the Cooch Behar Trophy held last year with 362 runs and 16 wickets. However, no one took him in the auction due to his poor form in the t20 format. Samit Dravid could not make his debut for the india Under-19 team in the ODI series against australia in 2024 due to a knee injury.
India's left-handed batsman Devadat Padikkal has been bought by hubli Tigers for Rs 13.2 lakhs. He played well for royal challengers Bangalore (RCB) in this year's IPL. Abhinav Manohar and manish pandey were also picked up by hubli Tigers and mysore Warriors for Rs 12.2 lakh each. Among the fast bowlers, Vidwat Kaaverappa (Rs 10.8 lakh) and Vidyadhar Patil (Rs 8.3 lakh) were bought for big bucks. mangalore Dragons bought experienced Shreyas Gopal for Rs 8.6 lakh, and young all-rounder Aneeshwar gautam (Rs 8.2 lakh) was auctioned for another big buck.

Although UNSOLD in the auction, Samit Dravid is a young player who has given many hopes to become a good batsman in the future. His excellent performance in the Cooch Behar Trophy has proven his talent. mysore Warriors, led by Karun Nair, have retained key players like Prasith krishna and K. Gautham, but have not re-selected Samith. The Maharaja's Trophy t20 series, which starts from august 11, is expected to showcase new talent.
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Sowmiya Sriram

16/07/2025 10:37 AM