IPL playerIndia2013 to 2026
Sandeep Sharma
Right-hand bat
Sandeep Sharma, a bowler, has played fourteen IPL seasons for three franchises. In fourteen seasons the title has not yet come.
The arrival
Sandeep Sharma's first IPL season was 2013, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 4 matches and 8 wickets at 7.29 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2014, for Kings XI Punjab: 18 wickets at 8.70 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.98, with best figures of 3 for 15. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2014, 2016 and 2017).
Franchise by franchise
2013 to 2017, Kings XI Punjab. 56 matches and 71 wickets.
2018 to 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹3 cr. 43 matches and 41 wickets.
2022, Punjab Kings, second time round. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹50 lakh. 5 matches and 2 wickets.
2023 to 2026, Rajasthan Royals. Arrived outside the auction. 38 matches and 37 wickets.
4 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2013 to 2017.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 151 wickets in 3,176 deliveries, at 8.14 runs an over against a league rate of 8.46 for the same seasons: 0.32 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time. There were three four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 5 for 18.
38.1% of the balls Sandeep Sharma bowled were dots, a higher share than 68% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 21 balls.
The fielding record: 19 catches and 5 run-outs.
At the auction
Sandeep Sharma has gone under the hammer four times, bought three times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹3 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018, more than 6 times the base price.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Sandeep Sharma stands 12th for wickets. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Rajasthan Royals.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 4 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 8 | 7.29 | 3/21 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 2 | 2* | – | 40.0 | 0/0 | 18 | 8.70 | 3/15 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9.0 | 64.3 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.98 | 4/25 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 8 | 5* | – | 88.9 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.32 | 2/11 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 13 | 7 | 5* | – | 116.7 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.26 | 4/20 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 0 | 0* | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 12 | 7.57 | 2/17 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 6 | 5* | – | 200.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 8.25 | 3/19 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.19 | 3/34 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 8 | 8* | 8.0 | 114.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.58 | 1/20 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Punjab Kings | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 7.65 | 1/18 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 2 | 2* | – | 33.3 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.49 | 2/25 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 13 | 8.18 | 5/18 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 6 | 6* | – | 120.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 10.02 | 2/21 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 5 | 11.39 | 2/26 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2013 to 2017
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2018 to 2021
- Punjab Kings: 2022
- Rajasthan Royals: 2023 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 40% |
| Balls per four | 18.8 |
| Balls per six | 75 |
| Dot balls bowled | 38.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 21 |
| Catches | 19 |
| Run-outs | 5 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UFA1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹85 lakh |
| 2018 | FA2 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹3 cr |
| 2022 | FA2 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹50 lakh |
| 2023 | FA2 | ₹50 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