IPL playerIndia2008 to 2021
Dhawal Kulkarni
On scorecards: DS Kulkarni · Right-hand bat
Dhawal Kulkarni, a bowler, played fourteen IPL seasons for three franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Dhawal Kulkarni was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Mumbai Indians outside the auction.
That first season brought 10 matches, 2 runs and 11 wickets at 7.82 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2016, for Gujarat Lions: 18 wickets at 7.43 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.15, with best figures of 4 for 14.
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2013, Mumbai Indians. 33 matches and 36 wickets; champions in 2013.
2014 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1.10 cr. 19 matches and 19 wickets.
2016 to 2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹2.30 cr. 20 matches and 21 wickets.
2018 to 2019, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹75 lakh. 18 matches and 10 wickets.
2020 to 2021, Mumbai Indians, second time round. Back outside the auction. 2 matches; champions in 2020.
5 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Mumbai Indians, 2008 to 2013.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 86 wickets in 1,794 deliveries, at 8.27 runs an over against a league rate of 7.99 for the same seasons: 0.29 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 14.
41.5% of the balls Dhawal Kulkarni bowled were dots, a higher share than 88% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 20.8 balls.
The fielding record: 18 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Dhawal Kulkarni went under the hammer five times, bought three times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹2.30 cr, paid by Gujarat Lions in 2016.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Dhawal Kulkarni made 92 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2021.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 2 | 2* | – | 12.5 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.82 | 3/33 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 9 | 7* | 4.5 | 52.9 | 0/0 | 5 | 7.92 | 1/21 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/40 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 7.45 | 3/26 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 10 | 10* | – | 200.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.00 | 3/18 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 8 | 8.02 | 3/19 | 0 | Champions | |
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 35 | 28* | – | 140.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.19 | 2/23 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 36.4 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.88 | 2/9 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 27 | 10 | 13.5 | 168.8 | 0/0 | 18 | 7.43 | 4/14 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.19 | 1/24 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 6 | 3* | 6.0 | 85.7 | 0/0 | 4 | 9.48 | 2/32 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 5 | 5* | – | 166.7 | 0/0 | 6 | 9.53 | 1/14 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 150.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7.33 | - | 0 | Champions | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 12.00 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2008 to 2013
- Rajasthan Royals: 2014 to 2015
- Gujarat Lions: 2016 to 2017
- Rajasthan Royals: 2018 to 2019
- Mumbai Indians: 2020 to 2021
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 41.7% |
| Balls per four | 15.4 |
| Balls per six | 54 |
| Dot balls bowled | 41.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.8 |
| Catches | 18 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UFA1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹2 cr | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹2.30 cr |
| 2018 | FA2 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹75 lakh |
| 2022 | – | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | FA4 | ₹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