Mayank Agarwal To Replace Devdutt Padikkal In RCB, DC Sign Sediqullah Atal For Harry Brook

Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Wednesday picked Mayank Agarwal as a alternative for injured Devdutt Padikkal, whereas Delhi Capitals signed Afghanistan’s Sediqullah Atal instead of Englishman Harry Brook for the rest of the Indian Premier League. Padikkal, who performed 10 matches for RCB this season and scored 247 runs with the assistance of two half-centuries, sustained an harm to his proper hamstring. Agarwal has performed 127 IPL matches to date, scoring 2661 runs. He has one IPL hundred and 13 fifties in opposition to his title. He joins RCB for Rs 1 Crore.

DC, however, have signed up 23-year-old Afghan batter Atal, who made headlines together with his heroic 85-run knock in opposition to Australia within the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this yr.

Atal has performed 49 T20s throughout numerous competitions, scoring 1,507 runs at a mean of 34.25, together with 13 half-centuries.

He first rose to prominence throughout the Kabul Premier League 2023, the place he smashed 48 runs in a single over. In that innings, he remained unbeaten on 118 off 56 balls, which included seven fours and ten sixes. He additionally scored a century within the match last, making 103 off simply 42 deliveries.

Atal performed a pivotal function in Afghanistan’s title win on the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024, topping the run-scorers’ chart with 368 runs in 5 matches.

He replaces Brook, who has been banned by the BCCI for pulling out of the IPL regardless of being purchased on the public sale.

“We are excited to welcome Atal to the Delhi Capitals. He is an exciting, young talent who has impressed everyone with his performances for both the Afghanistan youth and senior teams,” DC head coach Hemang Badani stated.