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IPL playerEngland2023

Joe Root

On scorecards: JE Root · Right-hand bat

1
Seasons
3
Matches
10
Runs
SR 66.7
0
Wickets
econ 7.00
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2023 to 2023 · Sources

Joe Root, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Rajasthan Royals, 2023: 3 matches, 10 runs.

The arrival

Joe Root arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹1 cr, the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2018).

That first season brought 3 matches and 10 runs.

In the field

The fielding record: 2 catches.

At the auction

Joe Root went under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹1 cr, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2023. Unsold in 2018, Joe Root was bought in 2023 by Rajasthan Royals.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2023Rajasthan Royals3101010.066.70/007.00-2

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced53.3%
Balls per four15
Balls per six15
Dot balls bowled8.3%
Balls per wicket12
Catches2
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2018Batter₹1.50 crUnsold
2023–₹1 crSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹1 cr

Sources