IPL playerIndia2008 to 2024
Shikhar Dhawan
On scorecards: S Dhawan · Right-hand bat
Shikhar Dhawan, a batter, played seventeen IPL seasons for five franchises, and scored 6,769 runs, the 3rd-most in IPL history. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Shikhar Dhawan was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Delhi Daredevils outside the auction.
That first season brought 14 matches and 340 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2020, for Delhi Capitals: 618 runs at an average of 44.1, striking at 144.7 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 131.8, with 2 hundreds and 4 fifties, and a highest score of 106 not out. There were nine seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
Franchise by franchise
2008, Delhi Daredevils. 14 matches and 340 runs.
2009 to 2010, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 15 matches and 231 runs.
2011 to 2012, Deccan Chargers. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.35 cr. 29 matches, 969 runs and 4 wickets.
2013 to 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 85 matches and 2,518 runs; champions in 2016.
2019 to 2021, Delhi Capitals, second time round. Back outside the auction. 49 matches and 1,726 runs.
2022 to 2024, Punjab Kings. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹8.25 cr. 30 matches and 985 runs; captain in 2023 and 2024.
6 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2013 to 2018.
How the runs came
Across the career, Shikhar Dhawan struck at 127.1. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 130.8, so Shikhar Dhawan scored about 4 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time, a trade usually made for longer innings. 59% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 768 fours and 153 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 37% of the balls Shikhar Dhawan faced were dot balls, a higher share than 62% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 34.8 balls, and a four every 6.9.
The fielding record: 100 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Shikhar Dhawan went under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹8.25 cr, paid by Punjab Kings in 2022, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹1.35 cr in 2011, ₹8.25 cr by 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Shikhar Dhawan finished 3rd for runs and 6th for matches played.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 340 | 68* | 37.8 | 115.2 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 2009 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 40 | 22 | 10.0 | 88.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 191 | 56 | 19.1 | 112.3 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 400 | 95* | 33.3 | 129.0 | 2/0 | 1 | 5.50 | 1/7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers | 15 | 569 | 84 | 40.6 | 129.6 | 5/0 | 3 | 9.17 | 1/8 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 311 | 73* | 38.9 | 122.9 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 377 | 64* | 29.0 | 118.2 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 353 | 54 | 27.2 | 123.4 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 501 | 82* | 38.5 | 116.8 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 5 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 479 | 77 | 36.8 | 127.4 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 497 | 92* | 35.5 | 136.9 | 4/0 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 521 | 97* | 34.7 | 135.7 | 5/0 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 618 | 106* | 44.1 | 144.7 | 4/2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 587 | 92 | 39.1 | 124.1 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 460 | 88* | 38.3 | 122.7 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Punjab Kings | 11 | 373 | 99* | 41.4 | 142.9 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | Captain |
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | 5 | 152 | 70 | 30.4 | 125.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 3 | Captain |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2008
- Mumbai Indians: 2009 to 2010
- Deccan Chargers: 2011 to 2012
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2013 to 2018
- Delhi Capitals: 2019 to 2021
- Punjab Kings: 2022 to 2024
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 37% |
| Balls per four | 6.9 |
| Balls per six | 34.8 |
| Dot balls bowled | 35.4% |
| Balls per wicket | 12 |
| Catches | 100 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹1.35 cr (US$300k) |
| 2018 | M1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹5.20 cr |
| 2022 | M | ₹2 cr | Sold to Punjab Kings for ₹8.25 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet