IPL playerIndia2009 to 2025
Karn Sharma
On scorecards: KV Sharma · Right-hand bat
Karn Sharma, a bowler, played twelve IPL seasons for four franchises. Three titles came along the way.
The arrival
Karn Sharma's first IPL season was 2009, with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 1 match and 1 run.
The peak
The best season was 2014, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 15 wickets at 7.42 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.98, with best figures of 4 for 38.
Franchise by franchise
2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore. 1 match.
2013 to 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 46 matches, 267 runs and 36 wickets; champions in 2016.
2017, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹3.20 cr. 9 matches and 13 wickets; champions in 2017.
2018 to 2020, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹5 cr. 12 matches and 10 wickets; champions in 2018.
2023 to 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore, second time round. Back outside the auction. 16 matches and 17 wickets.
2025, Mumbai Indians, second time round. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹50 lakh. 6 matches and 7 wickets.
6 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2013 to 2016. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021 and 2022 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 83 wickets in 1,585 deliveries, at 8.38 runs an over against a league rate of 8.30 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 16.
32% of the balls Karn Sharma bowled were dots, a lower share than 83% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 19.1 balls.
The fielding record: 18 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Karn Sharma went under the hammer six times, bought five times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹5 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2018. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹50 lakh. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Karn Sharma made 90 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2025, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 85 | 39* | 21.3 | 98.8 | 0/0 | 11 | 6.60 | 2/19 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 42 | 17* | 10.5 | 144.8 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.42 | 4/38 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 104 | 32 | 17.3 | 122.3 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.33 | 2/12 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 36 | 26* | – | 120.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 10.47 | - | 0 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | 9 | 49 | 19 | 8.2 | 119.5 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.98 | 4/16 | 2 | 1 | Champions |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.37 | 2/13 | 3 | Champions | |
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 11.65 | 1/33 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 5 | 8.68 | 2/25 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.37 | 2/19 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9 | 31 | 20 | 10.3 | 206.7 | 0/0 | 7 | 10.58 | 2/29 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 8.53 | 3/23 | 1 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2009
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2013 to 2016
- Mumbai Indians: 2017
- Chennai Super Kings: 2018 to 2020
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2023 to 2024
- Mumbai Indians: 2025
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 38.3% |
| Balls per four | 14.8 |
| Balls per six | 17.4 |
| Dot balls bowled | 32% |
| Balls per wicket | 19.1 |
| Catches | 18 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | USP1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹3.75 cr |
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.20 cr |
| 2018 | SP1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹5 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹50 lakh |
| 2025 | USP1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹50 lakh |
| 2026 | USP1 | ₹50 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