IPL playerIndia2020 to 2023
Narayan Jagadeesan
On scorecards: N Jagadeesan · Right-hand bat
Narayan Jagadeesan, a batter, played three IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Narayan Jagadeesan's first IPL season was 2020, with Chennai Super Kings, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 5 matches and 33 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2023, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 89 runs at an average of 14.8, striking at 109.9 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 141.9, and a highest score of 36.
Franchise by franchise
2020 to 2022, Chennai Super Kings. 7 matches and 73 runs.
2023, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹90 lakh. 6 matches and 89 runs.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2020 to 2022. 2021 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
In the field
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Narayan Jagadeesan went under the hammer four times, bought three times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹90 lakh, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹20 lakh in 2018, ₹90 lakh by 2023. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Narayan Jagadeesan made 13 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 33 | 33 | 16.5 | 113.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 40 | 39* | 40.0 | 108.1 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 89 | 36 | 14.8 | 109.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2020 to 2022
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 44.2% |
| Balls per four | 7 |
| Balls per six | 73.5 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UWK2 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹20 lakh |
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹20 lakh |
| 2023 | UWK1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹90 lakh |
| 2025 | UWK4 | ₹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