Will RCB buy this mystery bowler? (PC-INSTAGRAM)
IPL 2025: Ahead of the IPL auction, RCB is looking for its superstar among the country’s homegrown talents. RCB has reportedly conducted trials with many young Indian players, including a player known for his mystery bowling. This player has not played any First Class or List A match so far but Virat Kohli’s team is keeping a close eye on him. The interesting thing is that this player is a friend of Dravid’s son Samit Dravid and this player’s name is Deepak Devadiga.
Who is Deepak Devadiga?
Deepak Devadiga is a right-arm spinner known for his mysterious bowling. Deepak recently played in the Maharaja Trophy. He was part of the Mysore Warriors team that won this tournament. Devadiga took 5 wickets in this tournament. His performance was nothing special but this player’s bowling caught everyone’s attention. Actually, Deepak bothers the batsman with his mysterious bowling. He is very fast in the air and his ball spins both inside and out. It is very difficult to understand the ball by reading his hands. Deepak has also played net bowling for RCB and has learned a lot from Virat Kohli.
Deepak Devadiga attended RCB trials #IPLAAuction #IPL2025pic.twitter.com/ot0DiNG39r
— RCBIANOS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) November 19, 2024
A total of 11 players were evaluated
Royal Challengers Bangalore has conducted trials with many top players ahead of the auction. A big name in this is Ashutosh Sharma, who played for Punjab Kings last season. Ashutosh Sharma had performed brilliantly as a finisher. One name among these players is Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who was part of the KKR team. This player has the ability to bat well at number 3.
Apart from these, Manimaran Siddharth, who was part of the Lucknow Supergiants team, was also tried. This player bowls economically. Siddharth knows the job of spin bowling very well, especially in the powerplay. RCB also judged fast bowler Gurjapneet Singh, who bowled Virat Kohli in practice. This player’s left-arm pace is currently under discussion in domestic cricket.
