IPL playerIndia2023
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
On scorecards: RS Hangargekar · Right-hand bat
Rajvardhan Hangargekar spent a single IPL season with Chennai Super Kings, 2023: 2 matches, 3 wickets, and a winner's medal when Chennai Super Kings took the title.
The arrival
Rajvardhan Hangargekar's first IPL season was 2023, with Chennai Super Kings, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 2 matches and 3 wickets, and ended with Chennai Super Kings as champions.
At the auction
Rajvardhan Hangargekar went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹1.5 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2022, more than 5 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹30 lakh. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Chennai Super Kings in 2022 and Lucknow Super Giants in 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 9.73 | 3/36 | 0 | Champions |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 38.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 12 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UAL2 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1.5 cr |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹30 lakh |
| 2026 | UAL1 | ₹40 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet