IPL playerAfghanistan2017 to 2024
Mohammad Nabi
Right-hand bat
Mohammad Nabi, a bowler, played six IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Mohammad Nabi arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹30 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 3 matches, 2 runs and 2 wickets at 5.27 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2019, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 8 wickets at 6.65 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.24, with best figures of 4 for 11.
Franchise by franchise
2017 to 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹30 lakh. 17 matches, 186 runs and 13 wickets.
2024, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹1.50 cr. 7 matches and 2 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2017 to 2021. 2022 and 2023 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 15 wickets in 417 deliveries, at 7.44 runs an over against a league rate of 8.41 for the same seasons: 0.97 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 11.
The fielding record: 18 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Mohammad Nabi went under the hammer six times, bought four times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹1.50 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2024. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹30 lakh in 2017, ₹1.50 cr by 2024. Unsold in 2023, Mohammad Nabi was bought again in 2024 by Mumbai Indians. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Mohammad Nabi made 24 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2024.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2 | 5.27 | 1/13 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.40 | 1/23 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 121 | 31 | 17.3 | 155.1 | 0/0 | 8 | 6.65 | 4/11 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | 137.5 | 0/0 | 0 | 5.75 | - | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 34 | 17 | 11.3 | 170.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 10.75 | 2/32 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 35 | 23 | 8.8 | 112.9 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.84 | 1/16 | 7 |
Franchise journey
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2017 to 2021
- Mumbai Indians: 2024
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36.2% |
| Balls per four | 8.4 |
| Balls per six | 12.7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 35% |
| Balls per wicket | 27.8 |
| Catches | 18 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh |
| 2018 | AL2 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1 cr |
| 2023 | AL2 | ₹1 cr | Unsold |
| 2024 | – | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹1.50 cr |
| 2025 | AL4 | ₹1.50 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