IPL playerIndia2016 to 2019
Akshdeep Nath
On scorecards: AD Nath · Right-hand bat
Akshdeep Nath, a batter, played four IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Akshdeep Nath arrived through the auction: Gujarat Lions paid ₹10 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 4 matches and 20 runs.
Franchise by franchise
2016 to 2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹10 lakh. 5 matches and 20 runs.
2018, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1 cr. 1 match and 9 runs.
2019, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2019 auction for ₹3.60 cr. 8 matches and 61 runs.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Gujarat Lions, 2016 to 2017.
In the field
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Akshdeep Nath went under the hammer six times, bought four times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹3.60 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019, more than 18 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2016, ₹3.60 cr by 2019.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Akshdeep Nath made 14 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 4 | 20 | 12 | 6.7 | 74.1 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 | 69.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 61 | 24 | 12.2 | 107.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Lions: 2016 to 2017
- Kings XI Punjab: 2018
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2019
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 44.9% |
| Balls per four | 14 |
| Balls per six | 49 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹10 lakh |
| 2017 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹10 lakh |
| 2018 | UAL3 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1 cr |
| 2019 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹3.60 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | UWK4 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet