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IPL playerIndia2022 to 2023

Karan Sharma

On scorecards: KS Sharma · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
3
Matches
16
Runs
SR 64.0
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2022 to 2023 · Sources

Karan Sharma, a batter, played two IPL seasons, both with Lucknow Super Giants.

The arrival

Karan Sharma arrived through the auction: Lucknow Super Giants paid ₹20 lakh, the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2021).

That first season brought 1 match and 4 runs.

One franchise

Karan Sharma spent the whole IPL career with Lucknow Super Giants, from 2022 to 2023.

At the auction

Karan Sharma went under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹20 lakh, paid by Lucknow Super Giants in 2022. Unsold in 2021, Karan Sharma was bought in 2022 by Lucknow Super Giants.

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

The legacy

Karan Sharma made 3 IPL appearances, the last for Lucknow Super Giants in 2023.

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
2022Lucknow Super Giants1444.0100.00/0–––0
2023Lucknow Super Giants21296.057.10/0–––0

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 faced48%
Balls per four25
Balls per six25

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
2021–₹20 lakhUnsold
2022–₹20 lakhSold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹20 lakh

Sources