IPL playerIndia2019 to 2024
Sandeep Warrier
On scorecards: S Sandeep Warrier · Right-hand bat
Sandeep Warrier, a bowler, played four IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Sandeep Warrier's first IPL season was 2019, with Kolkata Knight Riders, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 3 matches and 2 wickets at 6.99 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2024, for Gujarat Titans: 6 wickets at 10.66 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.37, with best figures of 3 for 15.
Franchise by franchise
2019 to 2021, Kolkata Knight Riders. 5 matches and 2 wickets.
2024, Gujarat Titans. Arrived outside the auction. 5 matches and 6 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2019 to 2021. 2022 and 2023 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 8 wickets in 170 deliveries, at 8.93 runs an over against a league rate of 8.65 for the same seasons: 0.28 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 1 catch.
At the auction
Sandeep Warrier went under the hammer seven times, bought once and left unsold six times. The price was ₹10 lakh, paid by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Sandeep Warrier made 10 IPL appearances, the last for Gujarat Titans in 2024.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 6.99 | 2/31 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 11.33 | - | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 7.50 | - | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 6 | 10.66 | 3/15 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2019 to 2021
- Gujarat Titans: 2024
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls bowled | 42.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 21 |
| Catches | 1 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UFA2 | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹10 lakh |
| 2019 | Fast Bowler | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | AL3 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2024 | FA2 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | FA6 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2026 | FA4 | ₹75 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