IPL playerIndia2010 to 2023
Kedar Jadhav
On scorecards: KM Jadhav · Right-hand bat
Kedar Jadhav, a wicketkeeper-batter, played twelve IPL seasons for five franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Kedar Jadhav's first IPL season was 2010, with Delhi Daredevils, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 5 matches and 76 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2017, for Royal Challengers Bangalore: 267 runs at an average of 22.3, striking at 143.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 133.4, with 1 fifty, and a highest score of 69.
Franchise by franchise
2010, Delhi Daredevils. 5 matches and 76 runs.
2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Arrived outside the auction. 6 matches and 18 runs.
2013 to 2015, Delhi Daredevils, second time round. Back outside the auction. 36 matches and 490 runs.
2016 to 2017, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 17 matches and 309 runs.
2018 to 2020, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹7.80 cr. 23 matches and 248 runs; champions in 2018.
2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹2 cr. 6 matches and 55 runs.
2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore, second time round. Back outside the auction. 2 matches and 12 runs.
7 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2013 to 2015. 2012 and 2022 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, Kedar Jadhav struck at 123.2. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 130.4, so Kedar Jadhav scored about 7 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time, a trade usually made for longer innings. 54% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 102 fours and 40 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 34.8% of the balls Kedar Jadhav faced were dot balls, a lower share than 60% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 24.5 balls, and a four every 9.6.
The fielding record: 31 catches, 7 run-outs and 7 stumpings, the stumpings a reminder of the gloves.
At the auction
Kedar Jadhav went under the hammer four times, bought three times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹7.80 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2018, more than 3 times the base price.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Kedar Jadhav made 95 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 5 | 76 | 50* | 25.3 | 135.7 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 6 | 18 | 12 | 6.0 | 78.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 152 | 31 | 21.7 | 122.6 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 149 | 37 | 29.8 | 147.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 189 | 63* | 23.6 | 135.0 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 | 42 | 25* | – | 131.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 267 | 69 | 22.3 | 143.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 24 | 24* | – | 109.1 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | Champions | |
| 2019 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 162 | 58 | 18.0 | 95.9 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 62 | 26 | 20.7 | 93.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 55 | 19 | 13.8 | 105.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 12 | 12* | – | 120.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2010
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 2011
- Delhi Daredevils: 2013 to 2015
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2016 to 2017
- Chennai Super Kings: 2018 to 2020
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2021
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 34.8% |
| Balls per four | 9.6 |
| Balls per six | 24.5 |
| Catches | 31 |
| Run-outs | 7 |
| Stumpings | 7 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UBA1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹2 cr |
| 2018 | AL1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹7.80 cr |
| 2021 | AL2 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹2 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet