IPL playerIndia2026
Gurjapneet Singh
Right-hand bat
Gurjapneet Singh, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Chennai Super Kings, 2026: 8 matches, 4 wickets.
The arrival
Gurjapneet Singh's first IPL season was 2026, with Chennai Super Kings, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold once (2024).
That first season brought 8 matches and 4 wickets at 9.26 an over.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 4 wickets in 151 deliveries, at 9.26 runs an over against a league rate of 9.73 for the same seasons: 0.47 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 5 catches.
At the auction
Gurjapneet Singh has gone under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹2.20 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2025, more than 7 times the base price. Unsold in 2024, Gurjapneet Singh was bought in 2025 by Chennai Super Kings. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Gurjapneet Singh has made 8 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.26 | 1/7 | 5 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 30.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 37.8 |
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet