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IPL playerIndia2008 to 2012

Pankaj Singh

Right-hand bat

5
Seasons
17
Matches
7
Runs
SR 58.3
11
Wickets
econ 9.33
1
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2012 · Sources

Pankaj Singh, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for two franchises. One title came along the way.

The arrival

Pankaj Singh was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Rajasthan Royals outside the auction.

That first season brought 5 matches and 5 runs, and ended with Rajasthan Royals as champions.

The peak

The best season was 2012, for Rajasthan Royals: 7 wickets at 8.10 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.64, with best figures of 2 for 18.

Franchise by franchise

2008, Rajasthan Royals. 5 matches; champions in 2008.

2009 to 2010, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 5 matches and 4 wickets.

2011 to 2012, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹43 lakh. 7 matches and 7 wickets.

3 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2009 to 2010.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 11 wickets in 301 deliveries, at 9.33 runs an over against a league rate of 7.73 for the same seasons: 1.60 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 2 catches.

At the auction

Pankaj Singh went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹81 lakh (US$150k), paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, more than 3 times the base price. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.

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

The legacy

Pankaj Singh made 17 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2012.

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
2008Rajasthan Royals554*–62.50/0010.60-1Champions
2009Royal Challengers Bangalore311*1.050.00/029.292/311
2010Royal Challengers Bangalore2111.050.00/0210.132/270
2011Rajasthan Royals10–––0/0011.50-0
2012Rajasthan Royals60–––0/078.102/180

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 faced50%
Balls per four12
Balls per six12
Dot balls bowled37%
Balls per wicket27.3
Catches2
Run-outs0
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
2011–₹23 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹43 lakh (US$95k)
2013–₹27 lakhSold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹81 lakh (US$150k)
2017Fast Bowler₹30 lakhUnsold

Sources