IPL playerIndia2026
Ashok Sharma
Right-hand bat
Ashok Sharma, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Gujarat Titans, 2026: 6 matches, 1 run, 6 wickets.
The arrival
Ashok Sharma arrived through the auction: Gujarat Titans paid ₹90 lakh, against a base price of ₹30 lakh. That debut came after going unsold twice (2023 and 2024).
That first season brought 6 matches, 1 run and 6 wickets at 10.77 an over.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 6 wickets in 127 deliveries, at 10.77 runs an over against a league rate of 9.73 for the same seasons: 1.04 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Ashok Sharma has gone under the hammer five times, bought three times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹90 lakh, paid by Gujarat Titans in 2026, more than 3 times the base price. Unsold in 2023, Ashok Sharma was bought again in 2025 by Rajasthan Royals. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022 and Rajasthan Royals in 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Ashok Sharma has made 6 IPL appearances, the latest for Gujarat Titans in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 6 | 1 | 1* | – | 25.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 10.77 | 2/32 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Titans: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 75% |
| Balls per four | 4 |
| Balls per six | 4 |
| Dot balls bowled | 38.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 21 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹50 lakh |
| 2023 | UFA4 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | UFA2 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹30 lakh |
| 2026 | UFA1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹90 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet