IPL playerIndia2018 to 2026
Kulwant Khejroliya
On scorecards: K Khejroliya · Right-hand bat
Kulwant Khejroliya, a bowler, has played five IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Kulwant Khejroliya arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore paid ₹85 lakh, against a base price of ₹20 lakh.
That first season brought 3 matches and 2 wickets at 9.88 an over.
Franchise by franchise
2018 to 2019, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹85 lakh. 5 matches and 3 wickets.
2023, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹20 lakh. 2 matches and 2 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Gujarat Titans. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹30 lakh. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2018 to 2019. 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 6 wickets in 155 deliveries, at 10.72 runs an over against a league rate of 8.73 for the same seasons: 1.99 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Kulwant Khejroliya has gone under the hammer seven times, bought four times and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹85 lakh, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2017, ₹30 lakh by 2025. Unsold in 2022, Kulwant Khejroliya was bought again in 2023 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Mumbai Indians in 2017.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Kulwant Khejroliya has made 9 IPL appearances, the latest for Gujarat Titans in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 9.88 | 2/33 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.20 | 1/29 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 13.71 | 2/44 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.67 | 1/29 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 13.29 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2018 to 2019
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2023
- Gujarat Titans: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 25.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 25.2 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹10 lakh |
| 2018 | UFA1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹85 lakh |
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh |
| 2024 | UFA2 | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹30 lakh |
| 2026 | UFA4 | ₹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