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IPL playerIndia2015 to 2026

Shardul Thakur

On scorecards: SN Thakur · Right-hand bat

11
Seasons
114
Matches
349
Runs
SR 134.2
119
Wickets
econ 9.52
2
Titles
4
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2015 to 2026 · Sources

Shardul Thakur, a bowler, has played eleven IPL seasons for seven franchises. Two titles came along the way. Only two players have represented more franchises.

The arrival

Shardul Thakur's first IPL season was 2015, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.

That first season brought 1 match, 7 runs and 1 wicket.

The peak

The best season was 2021, for Chennai Super Kings: 21 wickets at 8.76 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.87, with best figures of 3 for 28. Chennai Super Kings won the title that year. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2018, 2021 and 2022).

Franchise by franchise

2015, Kings XI Punjab. 1 match and 1 wicket.

2017, Rising Pune Supergiant. Arrived outside the auction. 12 matches and 11 wickets.

2018 to 2021, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹2.60 cr. 48 matches and 55 wickets; champions in 2018 and 2021.

2022, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹10.75 cr. 14 matches, 120 runs and 15 wickets.

2023, Kolkata Knight Riders. Arrived outside the auction. 11 matches, 113 runs and 7 wickets.

2024, Chennai Super Kings, second time round. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹4 cr. 9 matches and 5 wickets.

2025, Lucknow Super Giants. Arrived outside the auction. 10 matches and 13 wickets.

2026, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 9 matches and 12 wickets.

8 spells with seven franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2018 to 2021. 2016 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 119 wickets in 2,215 deliveries, at 9.52 runs an over against a league rate of 8.56 for the same seasons: 0.96 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often. There were three four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 34.

33.4% of the balls Shardul Thakur bowled were dots, a lower share than 64% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 18.5 balls.

The fielding record: 33 catches and 4 run-outs.

At the auction

Shardul Thakur has gone under the hammer five times, bought four times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹10.75 cr, paid by Delhi Capitals in 2022, more than 5 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹20 lakh in 2014, ₹4 cr by 2024. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kings XI Punjab in 2014.

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, Shardul Thakur stands 23rd for wickets. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Mumbai Indians.

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
2015Kings XI Punjab177*–116.70/0112.671/380
2017Rising Pune Supergiant12000.0–0/0118.253/194
2018Chennai Super Kings131515*–300.00/0169.242/183Champions
2019Chennai Super Kings101412*14.0200.00/089.372/184
2020Chennai Super Kings9121112.057.10/0108.422/282
2021Chennai Super Kings1653*2.5100.00/0218.763/282Champions
2022Delhi Capitals1412029*15.0137.90/0159.754/3661
2023Kolkata Knight Riders111136814.1161.41/0710.312/2341
2024Chennai Super Kings9211721.0123.50/059.612/614
2025Lucknow Super Giants101866.0150.00/01310.984/3441
2026Mumbai Indians92410*12.080.00/01212.094/3901

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 faced36.1%
Balls per four8.2
Balls per six20.2
Dot balls bowled33.4%
Balls per wicket18.5
Catches33
Run-outs4
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
2014UFA4₹10 lakhSold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹20 lakh
2018FA2₹75 lakhSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.60 cr
2022FA1₹2 crSold to Delhi Capitals for ₹10.75 cr
2024AL1₹2 crSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹4 cr
2025AL2₹2 crUnsold

Sources