IPL playerIndia2020 to 2022
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
On scorecards: KL Nagarkoti · Right-hand bat
Kamlesh Nagarkoti, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Kamlesh Nagarkoti's first IPL season was 2020, with Kolkata Knight Riders, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 10 matches, 22 runs and 5 wickets at 8.88 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
Franchise by franchise
2020 to 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders. 11 matches and 5 wickets.
2022, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹1.10 cr. 1 match.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2020 to 2021.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 5 wickets in 180 deliveries, at 9.50 runs an over against a league rate of 8.13 for the same seasons: 1.37 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 9 catches.
At the auction
Kamlesh Nagarkoti went under the hammer five times, bought three times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹3.20 cr, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018, more than 16 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹30 lakh. Unsold in 2024, Kamlesh Nagarkoti was bought again in 2025 by Chennai Super Kings. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 and Chennai Super Kings in 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Kamlesh Nagarkoti made 12 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Capitals in 2022.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 22 | 8* | 7.3 | 71.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.88 | 2/13 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | 12.50 | - | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 14.50 | - | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2020 to 2021
- Delhi Capitals: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 48.5% |
| Balls per four | 33 |
| Balls per six | 33 |
| Dot balls bowled | 27.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 36 |
| Catches | 9 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UAL1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹3.20 cr |
| 2022 | UAL1 | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹1.10 cr |
| 2024 | UAL2 | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹30 lakh |
| 2026 | UAL1 | ₹30 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