IPL playerIndia2009 to 2018
Naman Ojha
On scorecards: NV Ojha · Right-hand bat
Naman Ojha, a wicketkeeper-batter, played ten IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Naman Ojha's first IPL season was 2009, with Rajasthan Royals, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 8 matches and 168 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2010, for Rajasthan Royals: 377 runs at an average of 31.4, striking at 132.3 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 127.0, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 94 not out.
Measured against the league around it, though, the most destructive season was 2014: 232 runs at a strike rate of 144.1, 15 runs per hundred balls quicker than the IPL as a whole that year.
Franchise by franchise
2009 to 2010, Rajasthan Royals. 22 matches and 545 runs.
2011 to 2013, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.22 cr. 34 matches and 424 runs.
2014 to 2017, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹50 lakh. 56 matches and 584 runs; champions in 2016.
2018, Delhi Daredevils, second time round. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1.40 cr. 1 match and 1 run.
4 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2014 to 2017.
How the runs came
Across the career, Naman Ojha struck at 118.3. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 126.1, so Naman Ojha scored about 8 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time, a trade usually made for longer innings. 62% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 121 fours and 79 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 45.6% of the balls Naman Ojha faced were dot balls, a higher share than 97% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 16.6 balls, and a four every 10.9.
The fielding record: 65 catches, 25 run-outs and 10 stumpings, the stumpings a reminder of the gloves.
At the auction
Naman Ojha went under the hammer four times, bought three times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹1.40 cr, paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Naman Ojha made 113 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Daredevils in 2018, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 168 | 68 | 24.0 | 116.7 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 377 | 94* | 31.4 | 132.3 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 160 | 29 | 12.3 | 99.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 18 | 255 | 64* | 23.2 | 113.8 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 16 | ||
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 | 90.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 232 | 79* | 38.7 | 144.1 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 137 | 28 | 13.7 | 113.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 136 | 37 | 13.6 | 98.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 18 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 79 | 34 | 19.8 | 121.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2009 to 2010
- Delhi Daredevils: 2011 to 2013
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2014 to 2017
- Delhi Daredevils: 2018
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 45.6% |
| Balls per four | 10.9 |
| Balls per six | 16.6 |
| Catches | 65 |
| Run-outs | 25 |
| Stumpings | 10 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.22 cr (US$270k) |
| 2014 | WK1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹50 lakh |
| 2018 | WK1 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.40 cr |
| 2020 | Wicketkeeper | ₹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