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Eklavya Dwivedi
On scorecards: ER Dwivedi · Right-hand bat
Eklavya Dwivedi, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Gujarat Lions, 2016: 4 matches, 24 runs.
The arrival
Eklavya Dwivedi arrived through the auction: Gujarat Lions paid ₹1.0 cr, against a base price of ₹20 lakh.
That first season brought 4 matches and 24 runs.
In the field
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Eklavya Dwivedi went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹1.0 cr, paid by Gujarat Lions in 2016, more than 5 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2015, ₹75 lakh by 2017. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2015 and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2017.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | 4 | 24 | 19 | 12.0 | 171.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Lions: 2016
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.9% |
| Balls per four | 7 |
| Balls per six | 7 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹10 lakh |
| 2016 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹1.0 cr |
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹75 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet