IPL playerIndia2008 to 2017
Ashok Dinda
On scorecards: AB Dinda · Right-hand bat
Ashok Dinda, a bowler, played ten IPL seasons for five franchises. In ten seasons the title never came.
The arrival
Ashok Dinda was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Kolkata Knight Riders outside the auction.
That first season brought 13 matches, 2 runs and 9 wickets at 6.64 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2013, for Pune Warriors: 16 wickets at 9.43 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 3 for 31.
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Kolkata Knight Riders. 29 matches and 22 wickets.
2011, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.69 cr. 6 matches and 5 wickets.
2012 to 2013, Pune Warriors. Arrived outside the auction. 20 matches and 25 wickets.
2014 to 2015, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1.50 cr. 11 matches and 5 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Rising Pune Supergiants. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹50 lakh. 12 matches and 12 wickets.
5 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2008 to 2010.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 69 wickets in 1,530 deliveries, at 8.13 runs an over against a league rate of 7.80 for the same seasons: 0.33 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 18.
41.4% of the balls Ashok Dinda bowled were dots, a higher share than 87% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 22 balls.
The fielding record: 7 catches and 5 run-outs.
At the auction
Ashok Dinda went under the hammer four times, bought three times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹1.69 cr (US$375k), paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2011, more than 3 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2016, cost ₹50 lakh.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Ashok Dinda made 78 IPL appearances, the last for Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 2 | 1* | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.64 | 3/33 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 4 | 8.04 | 1/24 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 6.56 | 2/15 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 8.77 | 2/42 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Pune Warriors | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.85 | 4/18 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Pune Warriors | 13 | 9 | 6* | 4.5 | 81.8 | 0/0 | 16 | 9.43 | 3/31 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | 4 | 2* | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.62 | 1/14 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 11.63 | - | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 11 | 7.53 | 3/20 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.90 | 1/26 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2008 to 2010
- Delhi Daredevils: 2011
- Pune Warriors: 2012 to 2013
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2014 to 2015
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 2016 to 2017
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 60.4% |
| Balls per four | 24 |
| Balls per six | 48 |
| Dot balls bowled | 41.4% |
| Balls per wicket | 22 |
| Catches | 7 |
| Run-outs | 5 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.69 cr (US$375k) |
| 2014 | FA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.50 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for ₹50 lakh |
| 2018 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 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