IPL playerSouth Africa2014 to 2021
Imran Tahir
Right-hand bat
Imran Tahir, a bowler, played eight IPL seasons for three franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Imran Tahir's first IPL season was 2014, with Delhi Daredevils, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold once (2013).
That first season brought 6 matches, 8 runs and 9 wickets at 8.21 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2019, for Chennai Super Kings: 26 wickets at 6.70 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.24, with best figures of 4 for 12. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2015, 2017 and 2019).
Franchise by franchise
2014 to 2016, Delhi Daredevils. 20 matches and 29 wickets.
2017, Rising Pune Supergiant. Arrived outside the auction. 12 matches and 18 wickets.
2018 to 2021, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1 cr. 27 matches and 35 wickets; champions in 2018 and 2021.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2018 to 2021.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 82 wickets in 1,317 deliveries, at 7.76 runs an over against a league rate of 8.21 for the same seasons: 0.45 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There were three four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 12.
33.2% of the balls Imran Tahir bowled were dots, a lower share than 66% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 16.1 balls.
The fielding record: 8 catches.
At the auction
Imran Tahir went under the hammer four times, bought once and left unsold three times. The price was ₹1 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2018. Unsold in 2013, Imran Tahir was bought in 2018 by Chennai Super Kings.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Imran Tahir made 59 IPL appearances, the last for Chennai Super Kings in 2021, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 8.21 | 3/22 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 5 | 3* | 5.0 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 15 | 8.85 | 4/28 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.63 | 3/24 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiant | 12 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 18 | 7.82 | 3/18 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 2 | 2* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 9.10 | 2/34 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 26 | 6.70 | 4/12 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 13 | 13* | – | 130.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 6.91 | 1/24 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 4.00 | 2/16 | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2014 to 2016
- Rising Pune Supergiant: 2017
- Chennai Super Kings: 2018 to 2021
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 56.8% |
| Balls per four | 7.4 |
| Balls per six | 37 |
| Dot balls bowled | 33.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 16.1 |
| Catches | 8 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spin Bowler | ₹54 lakh | Unsold |
| 2017 | Spin Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2018 | SP1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹2 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet