IPL playerAustralia2013 to 2022
Nathan Coulter-Nile
On scorecards: NM Coulter-Nile · Right-hand bat
Nathan Coulter-Nile, a bowler, played eight IPL seasons for four franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Nathan Coulter-Nile arrived through the auction: Mumbai Indians paid ₹2.43 cr (US$450k), against a base price of ₹54 lakh.
That first season brought 1 match, 9 runs and 1 wicket, and ended with Mumbai Indians as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2017, for Kolkata Knight Riders: 15 wickets at 7.91 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.23, with best figures of 3 for 20. Two seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2015 and 2017).
Franchise by franchise
2013, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹2.43 cr. 1 match and 1 wicket; champions in 2013.
2014 to 2016, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹4.25 cr. 17 matches and 20 wickets.
2017, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹3.50 cr. 8 matches and 15 wickets.
2020 to 2021, Mumbai Indians, second time round. Bought at the 2020 auction for ₹8 cr. 12 matches and 12 wickets; champions in 2020.
2022, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹2 cr. 1 match.
5 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2014 to 2016. 2018 and 2019 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 48 wickets in 866 deliveries, at 7.62 runs an over against a league rate of 8.12 for the same seasons: 0.50 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 14.
42.9% of the balls Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled were dots, a higher share than 94% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 17.9 balls.
The fielding record: 10 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Nathan Coulter-Nile went under the hammer eight times, bought seven times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹8 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2020, more than 8 times the base price. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Nathan Coulter-Nile made 39 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2022, and won 5 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.25 | 1/29 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2014 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 6.48 | 2/27 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | 11 | 20 | 6 | 5.0 | 111.1 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.52 | 4/20 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 4 | 9 | 7* | – | 64.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.43 | 2/25 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4.7 | 116.7 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.91 | 3/20 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 25 | 24* | 25.0 | 166.7 | 0/0 | 5 | 7.92 | 2/29 | 2 | Champions | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 6.30 | 4/14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 15.16 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2013
- Delhi Daredevils: 2014 to 2016
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2017
- Mumbai Indians: 2020 to 2021
- Rajasthan Royals: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 10.3 |
| Balls per six | 18 |
| Dot balls bowled | 42.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 17.9 |
| Catches | 10 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | – | ₹54 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹2.43 cr (US$450k) |
| 2014 | FA2 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹4.25 cr |
| 2017 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹3.50 cr |
| 2018 | FA2 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹2.20 cr |
| 2020 | FA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹8 cr |
| 2021 | FA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹5 cr |
| 2022 | – | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹2 cr |
| 2023 | FA4 | ₹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