IPL playerIndia2014 to 2026
Rahul Tewatia
On scorecards: R Tewatia · Right-hand bat
Rahul Tewatia, an all-rounder, has played twelve IPL seasons for four franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Rahul Tewatia arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹10 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 3 matches, 16 runs and 2 wickets. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2020, for Rajasthan Royals: 255 runs at an average of 42.5, striking at 139.3 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 131.8, with 1 fifty, and a highest score of 53.
With the ball, the best season was 2020, for Rajasthan Royals: 10 wickets at 7.04 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.14, with best figures of 3 for 25.
Franchise by franchise
2014 to 2015, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹10 lakh. 4 matches, 16 runs and 3 wickets.
2017, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹25 lakh. 3 matches, 19 runs and 3 wickets.
2018 to 2019, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹3 cr. 13 matches, 76 runs and 8 wickets.
2020 to 2021, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Back outside the auction. 28 matches, 410 runs and 18 wickets.
2022 to 2026, Gujarat Titans. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹9 cr. 76 matches and 781 runs; champions in 2022.
5 spells with four franchises in all. The longest was with Gujarat Titans, 2022 to 2026. 2016 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, Rahul Tewatia has struck at 138.0. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 139.7, so the scoring rate has tracked the league's almost exactly. 62% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 110 fours and 62 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 35.6% of the balls Rahul Tewatia faced were dot balls, a lower share than 54% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 15.2 balls, and a four every 8.6.
With the ball, 32 wickets in 845 deliveries, at 7.89 runs an over against a league rate of 8.15 for the same seasons: 0.26 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
31.3% of the balls Rahul Tewatia bowled were dots, a lower share than 86% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 26.3 balls.
The fielding record: 47 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Rahul Tewatia has gone under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹9 cr, paid by Gujarat Titans in 2022, more than 22 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2014, ₹9 cr by 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Rahul Tewatia has made 124 IPL appearances, the latest for Gujarat Titans in 2026, and has won 2 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16.0 | 123.1 | 0/0 | 2 | 6.56 | 1/17 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 10.33 | 1/31 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 3 | 19 | 15* | 19.0 | 172.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 5.44 | 2/18 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 8 | 50 | 24 | 16.7 | 116.3 | 0/0 | 6 | 7.86 | 3/18 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | 5 | 26 | 11* | 26.0 | 118.2 | 0/0 | 2 | 6.63 | 1/10 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 255 | 53 | 42.5 | 139.3 | 1/0 | 10 | 7.04 | 3/25 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 155 | 44 | 15.5 | 105.4 | 0/0 | 8 | 9.19 | 3/39 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 217 | 43* | 31.0 | 147.6 | 0/0 | 0 | 12.67 | - | 5 | 1 | Champions |
| 2023 | Gujarat Titans | 17 | 87 | 20* | 21.8 | 152.6 | 0/0 | 0 | 6.92 | - | 8 | ||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 12 | 188 | 36* | 26.9 | 145.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 99 | 24* | 14.1 | 167.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 190 | 68 | 27.1 | 143.9 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2014 to 2015
- Kings XI Punjab: 2017
- Delhi Daredevils: 2018 to 2019
- Rajasthan Royals: 2020 to 2021
- Gujarat Titans: 2022 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 35.6% |
| Balls per four | 8.6 |
| Balls per six | 15.2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.3% |
| Balls per wicket | 26.3 |
| Catches | 47 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UAL3 | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹10 lakh |
| 2017 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹25 lakh |
| 2018 | UAL1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹3 cr |
| 2022 | UAL1 | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹9 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet