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IPL playerIndia2012 to 2014

Rahul Shukla

On scorecards: R Shukla · Right-hand bat

3
Seasons
7
Matches
19
Runs
SR 82.6
5
Wickets
econ 10.15
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2012 to 2014 · Sources

Rahul Shukla, a bowler, played three IPL seasons for three franchises.

The arrival

Rahul Shukla's first IPL season was 2012, with Mumbai Indians, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 1 match.

Franchise by franchise

2012, Mumbai Indians. 1 match.

2013, Rajasthan Royals. Arrived outside the auction. 3 matches and 3 wickets.

2014, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹40 lakh. 3 matches and 2 wickets.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 5 wickets in 123 deliveries, at 10.15 runs an over against a league rate of 7.75 for the same seasons: 2.40 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 3 catches and 3 run-outs.

At the auction

Rahul Shukla went under the hammer three times, bought once and left unsold twice. The price was ₹40 lakh, paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2014.

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

The legacy

Rahul Shukla made 7 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Daredevils in 2014.

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
2012Mumbai Indians10–––0/0010.33-0
2013Rajasthan Royals311*–50.00/039.882/282
2014Delhi Daredevils3181418.085.70/0210.321/131

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 faced43.5%
Balls per four11.5
Balls per six23
Dot balls bowled31.7%
Balls per wicket24
Catches3
Run-outs3
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
2014UFA1₹20 lakhSold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹40 lakh
2022–₹20 lakhUnsold
2024UFA2₹20 lakhUnsold

Sources