IPL playerIndia2026
Saurabh Dubey
On scorecards: SR Dubey · Right-hand bat
Saurabh Dubey, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2026: 4 matches, 4 runs, 5 wickets.
The arrival
Saurabh Dubey's first IPL season was 2026, with Kolkata Knight Riders, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold twice (2024 and 2025).
That first season brought 4 matches, 4 runs and 5 wickets at 8.26 an over.
At the auction
Saurabh Dubey has gone under the hammer three times, bought once and left unsold twice. The price was ₹20 lakh, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 4 | 4* | – | 200.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.26 | 2/28 | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 2 |
| Balls per six | 2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 48.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 15.4 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet