IPL playerIndia2015 to 2019
Barinder Sran
On scorecards: BB Sran · Right-hand bat
Barinder Sran, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for four franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Barinder Sran arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹10 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 1 match.
The peak
The best season was 2016, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 14 wickets at 8.34 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.15, with best figures of 3 for 28. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title that year.
Franchise by franchise
2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹10 lakh. 1 match.
2016 to 2017, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹1.20 cr. 15 matches and 14 wickets; champions in 2016.
2018, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹2.20 cr. 6 matches and 4 wickets.
2019, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2019 auction for ₹3.40 cr. 2 matches; champions in 2019.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2016 to 2017.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 18 wickets in 486 deliveries, at 9.35 runs an over against a league rate of 8.25 for the same seasons: 1.09 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 4 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Barinder Sran went under the hammer eight times, bought four times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹3.40 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2019, more than 6 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2015, ₹3.40 cr by 2019.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Barinder Sran made 24 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2019.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 11.05 | - | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 4 | 2* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 8.34 | 3/28 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 14.50 | - | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 42.9 | 0/0 | 4 | 10.25 | 2/50 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 3 | 3* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 12.75 | - | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2015
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2016 to 2017
- Kings XI Punjab: 2018
- Mumbai Indians: 2019
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 35.7% |
| Balls per four | 14 |
| Balls per six | 14 |
| Dot balls bowled | 34.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 26.8 |
| Catches | 4 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹10 lakh |
| 2016 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1.20 cr |
| 2018 | FA3 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹2.20 cr |
| 2019 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.40 cr |
| 2020 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | FA4 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | FA2 | ₹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