IPL playerAustralia2011 to 2021
Daniel Christian
On scorecards: DT Christian · Right-hand bat
Daniel Christian, a bowler, played six IPL seasons for four franchises.
The arrival
Daniel Christian arrived through the auction: Deccan Chargers paid ₹4.05 cr (US$900k), against a base price of ₹23 lakh.
That first season brought 14 matches, 190 runs and 11 wickets at 7.64 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2017, for Rising Pune Supergiant: 11 wickets at 7.45 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.23, with best figures of 2 for 10.
Franchise by franchise
2011 to 2012, Deccan Chargers. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹4.05 cr. 21 matches, 335 runs and 19 wickets.
2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹54 lakh. 2 matches.
2017, Rising Pune Supergiant. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹1 cr. 13 matches and 11 wickets.
2018, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1.50 cr. 4 matches and 4 wickets.
2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore, second time round. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹4.80 cr. 9 matches and 4 wickets.
5 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Deccan Chargers, 2011 to 2012. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 38 wickets in 886 deliveries, at 8.07 runs an over against a league rate of 7.85 for the same seasons: 0.22 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
33.5% of the balls Daniel Christian bowled were dots, a lower share than 63% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 23.2 balls.
The fielding record: 28 catches and 4 run-outs.
At the auction
Daniel Christian went under the hammer five times. The highest price was ₹4.80 cr, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021, more than 6 times the base price.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Daniel Christian made 49 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 190 | 30 | 17.3 | 119.5 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.64 | 2/13 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers | 7 | 145 | 39 | 29.0 | 122.9 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.63 | 2/26 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 8.68 | - | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | 13 | 79 | 17* | 15.8 | 161.2 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.45 | 2/10 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 | 26 | 13 | 13.0 | 78.8 | 0/0 | 4 | 8.54 | 2/35 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2.3 | 58.3 | 0/0 | 4 | 9.30 | 2/14 | 9 |
Franchise journey
- Deccan Chargers: 2011 to 2012
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2013
- Rising Pune Supergiant: 2017
- Delhi Daredevils: 2018
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2021
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 33.7% |
| Balls per four | 17.3 |
| Balls per six | 21 |
| Dot balls bowled | 33.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 23.2 |
| Catches | 28 |
| Run-outs | 4 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹4.05 cr (US$900k) |
| 2013 | – | ₹54 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹54 lakh (US$100k) |
| 2017 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Rising Pune Supergiant for ₹1 cr |
| 2018 | AL2 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.50 cr |
| 2021 | UAL2 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹4.80 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet