<p>New Delhi: India fast bowler Avesh Khan has been traded to Rajasthan Royals (RR) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who has acquired the services of top-order left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal in a direct swap ahead of next year's Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>Avesh, who is part of the India squad for the T20I series against Australia beginning in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, has 55 wickets from 47 IPL matches so far. </p><p>Avesh was purchased by LSG 2022 mega auction for Rs 10 crore.</p>.IPL auction to be held in Dubai on December 19, player retention deadline extended to November 26.<p>The right-arm pacer, who represented LSG in 22 matches and picked up 26 wickets, was traded to RR for his existing fee.</p>.<p>Padikkal, on the other hand, was bought by RR for Rs 7.75 crore. Both the players were retained by the respective franchises this year.</p>.<p> Padikkal too head to LSG from RR for his existing fee.</p>.<p>The left-handed batter has 57 IPL matches under his belt, scoring 1521 runs with the help of a hundred and nine half-centuries.</p>.<p>He represented RR in as many as 28 matches, scoring 637 runs.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, out-of-form middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan and Manish Pandey have been released by Delhi Capitals. Sarfaraz was bought for Rs 20 lakh while Pandey received a cool Rs 2.40 crore from the franchise. Thus DC has freed an additional Rs 2.60 crore for the auction. </p>
<p>New Delhi: India fast bowler Avesh Khan has been traded to Rajasthan Royals (RR) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who has acquired the services of top-order left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal in a direct swap ahead of next year's Indian Premier League.</p>.<p>Avesh, who is part of the India squad for the T20I series against Australia beginning in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, has 55 wickets from 47 IPL matches so far. </p><p>Avesh was purchased by LSG 2022 mega auction for Rs 10 crore.</p>.IPL auction to be held in Dubai on December 19, player retention deadline extended to November 26.<p>The right-arm pacer, who represented LSG in 22 matches and picked up 26 wickets, was traded to RR for his existing fee.</p>.<p>Padikkal, on the other hand, was bought by RR for Rs 7.75 crore. Both the players were retained by the respective franchises this year.</p>.<p> Padikkal too head to LSG from RR for his existing fee.</p>.<p>The left-handed batter has 57 IPL matches under his belt, scoring 1521 runs with the help of a hundred and nine half-centuries.</p>.<p>He represented RR in as many as 28 matches, scoring 637 runs.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, out-of-form middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan and Manish Pandey have been released by Delhi Capitals. Sarfaraz was bought for Rs 20 lakh while Pandey received a cool Rs 2.40 crore from the franchise. Thus DC has freed an additional Rs 2.60 crore for the auction. </p>