New Delhi, April 7 -- Back in familiar surroundings, Devdutt Padikkal has credited his return to Royal Challengers Bengaluru as a defining phase in his career, saying it helped him rediscover clarity and purpose in his approach to the game.
After a few challenging seasons away from the franchise, Padikkal rejoined RCB during the IPL 2025 mega auction, a move that, according to him, reshaped both his mindset and his game. The left-hander responded with a strong showing, scoring 247 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 150.61, before carrying that momentum into IPL 2026, where he has already piled up 111 runs in just two matches at an explosive strike rate of 201.82.
Reflecting on that turning point, Padikkal said, "I feel that auction wa...