IPL playerIndia2008 to 2011
SA Asnodkar
Right-hand bat
SA Asnodkar, a batter, played four IPL seasons, all of them with Rajasthan Royals. One title came along the way.
The arrival
SA Asnodkar was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Rajasthan Royals outside the auction.
That first season brought 9 matches and 311 runs, and ended with Rajasthan Royals as champions. It would stay the best season of the career with the bat.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2008, for Rajasthan Royals: 311 runs at an average of 34.6, striking at 133.5 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 129.1, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 60. Rajasthan Royals won the title that year.
One franchise
SA Asnodkar spent the whole IPL career with Rajasthan Royals, from 2008 to 2011. The club won the title with SA Asnodkar in the side: 2008.
How the runs came
Across the career, SA Asnodkar struck at 124.8. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 125.5, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 67% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 56 fours and 10 sixes.
The fielding record: 6 catches and 1 run-out.
The legacy
SA Asnodkar made 20 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2011, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 311 | 60 | 34.6 | 133.5 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | Champions |
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 98 | 44 | 12.3 | 105.4 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 125.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2008 to 2011
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 44% |
| Balls per four | 6.1 |
| Balls per six | 33.9 |
| Catches | 6 |
| Run-outs | 1 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet