Rajasthan Royals have traded Devdutt Padikkal for Lucknow Super Giants' pacer Avesh Khan in a straight swap deal.
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BCCI finalizing trade
It's a straight swap deal. The franchises and players agreed on the trade, with BCCI set to finalize it this week.
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Avesh and Padikkal bought for huge sums
Former Delhi Capitals pacer Avesh was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the mega auction in 2022 for Rs. 10 crore. Meanwhile, the Royals paid Rs. 7.75 crore for Padikkal.
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Padikkal's RR struggles
In IPL 2022, he played 17 matches and scored 376 runs at 22.12. He managed a solitary 50.
In 11 matches last season, Padikkal scored 261 runs.
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Avesh's high economy
Avesh took 18 wickets for LSG in his first season but had a high economy rate of 8.72. In IPL 2023, his ER bounced up (9.75).