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IPL playerIndia2008 to 2012

Ramesh Powar

On scorecards: RR Powar · Right-hand bat

5
Seasons
27
Matches
67
Runs
SR 104.7
13
Wickets
econ 7.41
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

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

Ramesh Powar, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

Ramesh Powar arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹68 lakh (US$170k), against a base price of ₹60 lakh, at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 5 matches, 28 runs and 3 wickets at 7.58 an over.

The peak

The best season was 2009, for Kings XI Punjab: 5 wickets at 6.29 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28, with best figures of 2 for 11.

Franchise by franchise

2008 to 2010, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹68 lakh. 21 matches and 11 wickets.

2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹81 lakh. 5 matches and 2 wickets.

2012, Kings XI Punjab, second time round. Bought at the 2012 auction for ₹80 lakh. 1 match.

3 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2008 to 2010.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 13 wickets in 427 deliveries, at 7.41 runs an over against a league rate of 7.67 for the same seasons: 0.27 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.

The fielding record: 5 catches.

At the auction

Ramesh Powar went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹81 lakh (US$180k), paid by Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011.

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

The legacy

Ramesh Powar made 27 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab 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
2008Kings XI Punjab52828*–133.30/037.582/222
2009Kings XI Punjab9231023.0104.50/056.292/113
2010Kings XI Punjab7535.062.50/036.912/280
2011Kochi Tuskers Kerala5118*11.084.60/029.331/200
2012Kings XI Punjab10–––0/0010.67-0

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 faced42.2%
Balls per four10.7
Balls per six64
Dot balls bowled39%
Balls per wicket32.8
Catches5
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
2008Set H₹60 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹68 lakh (US$170k)
2011–₹45 lakhSold to Kochi Tuskers Kerala for ₹81 lakh (US$180k)
2012–₹50 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹80 lakh (US$160k)

Sources