IPL playerIndia2017 to 2026
T. Natarajan
On scorecards: T Natarajan · Right-hand bat
T. Natarajan, a bowler, has played eight IPL seasons for three franchises. In eight seasons the title has not yet come.
The arrival
T. Natarajan arrived through the auction: Kings XI Punjab paid ₹3 cr, against a base price of ₹10 lakh.
That first season brought 6 matches and 2 wickets at 9.08 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2024, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 19 wickets at 9.06 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.37, with best figures of 4 for 19. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2020, 2022 and 2024).
Franchise by franchise
2017, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹3 cr. 6 matches and 2 wickets.
2020 to 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Arrived outside the auction. 55 matches and 65 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹10.75 cr. 13 matches and 6 wickets.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2020 to 2024. 2018 and 2019 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 73 wickets in 1,554 deliveries, at 9.18 runs an over against a league rate of 8.75 for the same seasons: 0.43 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 19.
29.9% of the balls T. Natarajan bowled were dots, a lower share than 93% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 21.3 balls.
The fielding record: 10 catches and 4 run-outs.
At the auction
T. Natarajan has gone under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹10.75 cr, paid by Delhi Capitals in 2025, more than 5 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹3 cr in 2017, ₹10.75 cr by 2025. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
T. Natarajan has made 74 IPL appearances, the latest for Delhi Capitals in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 9.08 | 1/26 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 3 | 3* | – | 60.0 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.00 | 2/24 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 8.63 | 1/32 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 18 | 9.44 | 3/10 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 10 | 9.11 | 2/23 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 19 | 9.06 | 4/19 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 12.72 | 1/4 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 1 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 11.18 | 3/29 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2017
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2020 to 2024
- Delhi Capitals: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.9% |
| Balls per four | 7 |
| Balls per six | 7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 29.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 21.3 |
| Catches | 10 |
| Run-outs | 4 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹3 cr |
| 2018 | UFA1 | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹40 lakh |
| 2022 | FA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹4 cr |
| 2025 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹10.75 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet