IPL playerIndia2008 to 2017
Ashish Nehra
On scorecards: A Nehra · Right-hand bat
Ashish Nehra, a bowler, played nine IPL seasons for five franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Ashish Nehra was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Mumbai Indians outside the auction.
That first season brought 14 matches, 3 runs and 12 wickets at 7.73 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2015, for Chennai Super Kings: 22 wickets at 7.22 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.19, with best figures of 4 for 10. Two seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2009 and 2015).
Franchise by franchise
2008, Mumbai Indians. 14 matches and 12 wickets.
2009 to 2010, Delhi Daredevils. Arrived outside the auction. 17 matches and 25 wickets.
2012, Pune Warriors. Arrived outside the auction. 13 matches and 11 wickets.
2013, Delhi Daredevils, second time round. Back outside the auction. 10 matches and 11 wickets.
2014 to 2015, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹2 cr. 20 matches and 30 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹5.50 cr. 14 matches and 17 wickets; champions in 2016.
6 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2009 to 2010. 2011 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 106 wickets in 1,917 deliveries, at 7.81 runs an over against a league rate of 7.84 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 10.
41.8% of the balls Ashish Nehra bowled were dots, a higher share than 90% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 18 balls.
The fielding record: 17 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Ashish Nehra went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹5.50 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Pune Warriors in 2011.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Ashish Nehra made 88 IPL appearances, the last for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017, and won 6 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 3 | 2* | 3.0 | 23.1 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.73 | 3/13 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.68 | 3/27 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 | 23 | 22* | 23.0 | 115.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.86 | 3/26 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Pune Warriors | 13 | 11 | 9* | – | 91.7 | 0/0 | 11 | 8.32 | 3/23 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 0/0 | 11 | 8.78 | 2/35 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 8 | 9.47 | 3/33 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 1 | 1* | 1.0 | 14.3 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.22 | 4/10 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.65 | 3/15 | 1 | 1 | Champions |
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 8 | 9.31 | 3/42 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2008
- Delhi Daredevils: 2009 to 2010
- Pune Warriors: 2012
- Delhi Daredevils: 2013
- Chennai Super Kings: 2014 to 2015
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2016 to 2017
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 58.1% |
| Balls per four | 20.7 |
| Balls per six | 62 |
| Dot balls bowled | 41.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 18 |
| Catches | 17 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹90 lakh | Sold to Pune Warriors for ₹3.83 cr (US$850k) |
| 2014 | FA2 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹2 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹5.50 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet