{
  "id": 3451471,
  "title": "Who is Dev Chaudhary? DPL batter’s unusual style goes viral",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/who-is-dev-chaudhary-dpl-batters-unusual-style-goes-viral",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:39:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/who-is-dev-chaudhary-dpl-batters-unusual-style-goes-viral-1.500652588"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dev Chaudhary, a 22-year-old batter from New Delhi Tigers, has garnered attention due to his unconventional batting and fielding techniques in the Delhi Premier League (DPL). This has led to social-media speculation about his selection for the New Delhi Tigers, with claims of him not being part of the DPL 2026 auction or being picked for a low fee of Rs100,000. However, there is limited publicly available information about Chaudhary's cricketing career before the DPL, with some reports suggesting a link to a DDCA Under-19 preliminary trial document from 2021. Chaudhary made his DPL debut as an opener against South Delhi Superstarz but was dismissed for a two-ball duck. His second opportunity came against West Delhi Lions on August 19, where he scored 16 runs off 24 balls. Despite his modest returns, Chaudhary maintains that his batting technique is his own and has always worked for him. There is currently no confirmed evidence of any selection fraud involving Chaudhary, and neither the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) nor the New Delhi Tigers have confirmed any wrongdoing.",
  "summary": "The Delhi Premier League (DPL) has come under scrutiny after relatively unfamiliar batter Dev Chaudhary attracted significant attention for reasons away from his performances. This fraud Dev Chaudhary can’t even hold bat properly but he is still playing in Delhi premier league - look at the non striker reaction pic.twitter.com/qyj1UKi0bm — JB (@93Yorker) August 25, 2026 Chaudhary, a 22-year-old…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}