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IPL playerIndia2012 to 2018

Ankit Sharma

Right-hand bat

7
Seasons
22
Matches
87
Runs
SR 129.8
12
Wickets
econ 7.36
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2012 to 2018 · Sources

Ankit Sharma, a bowler, played seven IPL seasons for four franchises.

The arrival

Ankit Sharma's first IPL season was 2012, with Deccan Chargers, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 9 matches, 18 runs and 4 wickets at 6.83 an over.

The peak

The best season was 2014, for Rajasthan Royals: 4 wickets at 5.38 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.98, with best figures of 2 for 20.

Franchise by franchise

2012, Deccan Chargers. 9 matches and 4 wickets.

2013, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 1 match.

2014 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹10 lakh. 7 matches and 7 wickets.

2016 to 2017, Rising Pune Supergiants. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹10 lakh. 4 matches and 1 wicket.

2018, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹20 lakh. 1 match.

5 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2014 to 2015.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 12 wickets in 367 deliveries, at 7.36 runs an over against a league rate of 7.92 for the same seasons: 0.56 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.

The fielding record: 4 catches.

At the auction

Ankit Sharma went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹20 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2018.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Ankit Sharma made 22 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2018.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2012Deccan Chargers918156.0138.50/046.831/90
2013Sunrisers Hyderabad10–––0/008.50-1
2014Rajasthan Royals3343017.0113.30/045.382/200
2015Rajasthan Royals477*7.0116.70/038.141/262
2016Rising Pune Supergiants333*–100.00/017.641/271
2017Rising Pune Supergiant1252525.0166.70/0016.00-0
2018Rajasthan Royals10–––0/0011.00-0

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced40.3%
Balls per four9.6
Balls per six16.8
Dot balls bowled37.3%
Balls per wicket30.6
Catches4
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2014USP2₹10 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹10 lakh
2016–₹10 lakhSold to Rising Pune Supergiants for ₹10 lakh
2018UAL2₹20 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹20 lakh

Sources