IPL playerNew Zealand2018 to 2019
Ish Sodhi
On scorecards: IS Sodhi · Right-hand bat
Ish Sodhi, a bowler, played two IPL seasons, both with Rajasthan Royals.
The arrival
Ish Sodhi's first IPL season was 2018, with Rajasthan Royals, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold once (2017).
That first season brought 6 matches, 1 run and 5 wickets at 5.87 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2018, for Rajasthan Royals: 5 wickets at 5.87 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.50, with best figures of 1 for 14.
One franchise
Ish Sodhi spent the whole IPL career with Rajasthan Royals, from 2018 to 2019.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 9 wickets in 181 deliveries, at 6.70 runs an over against a league rate of 8.44 for the same seasons: 1.75 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
At the auction
Ish Sodhi went under the hammer eight times and was never bought.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Ish Sodhi made 8 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2019.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.87 | 1/14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 54.5 | 0/0 | 4 | 9.35 | 3/26 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2018 to 2019
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 58.8% |
| Balls per four | 17 |
| Balls per six | 17 |
| Dot balls bowled | 35.4% |
| Balls per wicket | 20.1 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spin Bowler | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2018 | Spin Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2019 | Spin Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2020 | Spin Bowler | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2021 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | SP2 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | SP1 | ₹75 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