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IPL playerIndia2016 to 2020

Nikhil Naik

On scorecards: NS Naik · Right-hand bat

3
Seasons
4
Matches
31
Runs
SR 62.0
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2016 to 2020 · Sources

Nikhil Naik, a batter, played three IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

Nikhil Naik's first IPL season was 2016, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 2 matches and 23 runs.

Franchise by franchise

2016, Kings XI Punjab. 2 matches and 23 runs.

2019 to 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2019 auction for ₹20 lakh. 2 matches and 8 runs.

2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2019 to 2020. 2017 and 2018 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

In the field

The fielding record: 3 catches and 1 run-out.

At the auction

Nikhil Naik went under the hammer six times, bought three times and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹30 lakh, paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2015, more than 3 times the base price. Unsold in 2018, Nikhil Naik was bought again in 2019 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kings XI Punjab in 2015.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Nikhil Naik made 4 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2016Kings XI Punjab2232211.574.20/0–––2
2019Kolkata Knight Riders1777.043.80/0–––0
2020Kolkata Knight Riders1111.033.30/0–––1

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced56%
Balls per four25
Balls per six50
Catches3
Run-outs1
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2015–₹10 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹30 lakh
2018Wicketkeeper₹20 lakhUnsold
2019–₹20 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh
2020–₹20 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh
2022–₹20 lakhUnsold
2024UWK2₹20 lakhUnsold

Sources