IPL playerIndia2008 to 2017
Manpreet Gony
On scorecards: MS Gony · Right-hand bat
Manpreet Gony, a bowler, played seven IPL seasons for four franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Manpreet Gony was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Chennai Super Kings outside the auction.
That first season brought 16 matches, 35 runs and 17 wickets at 7.34 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2008, for Chennai Super Kings: 17 wickets at 7.34 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.05, with best figures of 3 for 34.
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Chennai Super Kings. 26 matches and 23 wickets; champions in 2010.
2011 to 2012, Deccan Chargers. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.30 cr. 9 matches and 7 wickets.
2013, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹2.70 cr. 8 matches and 7 wickets.
2017, Gujarat Lions. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹60 lakh. 1 match.
4 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2008 to 2010. 2014, 2015 and 2016 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 37 wickets in 893 deliveries, at 8.65 runs an over against a league rate of 7.75 for the same seasons: 0.89 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
39.2% of the balls Manpreet Gony bowled were dots, a higher share than 75% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 24 balls.
The fielding record: 4 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Manpreet Gony went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹2.70 cr (US$500k), paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2013. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2017, cost ₹60 lakh.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Manpreet Gony made 44 IPL appearances, the last for Gujarat Lions in 2017, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 35 | 15* | 35.0 | 152.2 | 0/0 | 17 | 7.34 | 3/34 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6.5 | 185.7 | 0/0 | 5 | 10.02 | 2/32 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.50 | 1/33 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0* | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.44 | 3/31 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.57 | 1/26 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 8 | 45 | 42 | 15.0 | 180.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 9.09 | 2/24 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 16.00 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2008 to 2010
- Deccan Chargers: 2011 to 2012
- Kings XI Punjab: 2013
- Gujarat Lions: 2017
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 46.5% |
| Balls per four | 11.8 |
| Balls per six | 8.9 |
| Dot balls bowled | 39.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 24 |
| Catches | 4 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹1.30 cr (US$290k) |
| 2013 | – | ₹1.08 cr | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹2.70 cr (US$500k) |
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Lions for ₹60 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet