The left-hander hasn't been red-ball regular in domestic cricket for Bengal
Abishek Porel is one of the core members of the Delhi Capitals side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which was evident with the retention price of INR 4 crore paid by the franchise before the 2025 auction.
The left-hander has played two complete seasons for DC and has returned 327 and 301 runs in IPL 2024 and 2025 respectively while maintaining averages above and strike rate north of 145.
The top-order batter will most likely be retained for IPL 2026 alongside other high-profile players like KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
VSS
160/8
BVB
166/4
AMR
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TBW
55/5
TBC
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TBC
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SKA
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BR
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ABF
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GAW
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CDK
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WDL
16/1
NDT
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ODW
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CDQW
134/4
SDSW
144/3
South Delhi Superstarz Women beat Central Delhi Queens Women by 10 runs
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BEL
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AUST
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BEL
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ROM
131/8
CZR
149/9
Czech Republic beat Romania by 18 runs
ROM
176/4
CZR
66/2
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CZR
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ROM
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CZR
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VFB
164/4
SCE
161/2
VFB Fallersleben beat SC Europa by 6 wickets
HTBC
110/6
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133/3
SG Findorff beat HTB Cricket by 23 runs
BRCC
91/8
SCE
94/9
SC Europa beat Berlin CC by 1 wickets
SGFD
94/5
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BRCC
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TBC
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TBC
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2/0
SOM
243/10
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YOR
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NOT
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KWT
299/7
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KNY
115/10
JER
25/3
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DEN
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NED-W
137/6
IRE-W
141/2
Ireland Women won by 8 wickets
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GER-W
0/0
BCC
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KZK
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KGC
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SBSCC
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ARKS
139/9
CAGS
138/10
Aries Kollam Sailors won by 1 wicket
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KBTS
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ALRS
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TTS
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ARKS
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ATR
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MGD
173/7
MYW
121/10
Mangalore Dragons beat Mysore Warriors by 52 runs
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SML
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GBM
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SML
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MGD
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MAT
37/4
RNC
115/9
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RNC
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YSG
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MAT
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MUT
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ROS
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SA
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IPS
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TMB
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BIP
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TRW-W
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BIP-W
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WFW-W
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MR-A
135/5
HHA
134/8
Melbourne Renegades Academy Won by 5 wickets
ACOM
120/9
AS-A
123/1
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 9 wickets
NTS
131/8
CHK
135/3
Chicago Kingsmen beat Northern Territory Strike by 7 wickets
BANA
156/8
MS-A
157/7
Melbourne Stars Academy beat Bangladesh A by 3 wickets
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NTS
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PSA
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PS
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NEP
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NOSK
85/10
KARS
173/6
Kashi Rudras beat Noida Super Kings by 88 runs
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LUF
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GOLS
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In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), Porel has played three seasons, including two full seasons in 2023 and 2024, and amassed 335 runs (nine matches, strike rate 158) and 239 (seven matches, strike rate 152).
He has also played three seasons of Vijay Hazare Trophy, India premier 50-over tournament and has scored four fifties and a hundred in his tally of 592 runs from 16 innings.
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While having all these consistent numbers in white-ball competitions, the Bengal youngster is not satisfied. Even though he has 1,324 runs to his name from 46 innings at an average of 32, Porel wants to make big strides in the red-ball game after being inspired by Virat Kohli’s words.
After winning the IPL 2025 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the first time ever, Kohli spoke fondly about his love for Test cricket, a format from which he retired recently. Kohli said that he would put even his long-awaited IPL win five levels below playing Test cricket for India. He advised youngsters aiming to play for the country, to play Test cricket so that they can hold their head high.
Porel wants to follow this advice after his Duleep Trophy 2025 snub. The 22-year-old is currently playing the Buchi Babu Tournament 2025 in Chennai for Bengal XI and aims to keep getting better.
“In red-ball, I need more patience; it’s important in multi-day games. I don’t think I am doing that well. At 22, I’m not satisfied enough. I need to do more,” Porel told Sportstar in an interview on the sidelines of the match against Haryana XI.
Porel has taken Kohli’s advice of staying away from social media to focus on his game.
“I’ve been performing well in the IPL and white-ball cricket, and that’s why people have started recognising me. But, I try to stay away from social media. It’s a distraction.I’ve seen many players, even Virat (Kohli) bhai, say the same thing. Cricket gives you everything, that should be the focus,” Porel added.
“If I keep working in both white and red-ball cricket, the results are up to the selectors. Whatever is in my hands, I’ll keep doing, now and in the future,” he added.
Delhi Capitals were close to making it to the playoffs in IPL 2025 but finished fifth in the points table with seven wins and six defeats.
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