IPL playerIndia2011 to 2016
Unmukt Chand
On scorecards: UBT Chand · Right-hand bat
Unmukt Chand, a batter, played six IPL seasons for three franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Unmukt Chand's first IPL season was 2011, with Delhi Daredevils, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 2 matches and 2 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2013, for Delhi Daredevils: 158 runs at an average of 17.6, striking at 100.0 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.5, and a highest score of 41.
Franchise by franchise
2011 to 2013, Delhi Daredevils. 13 matches and 196 runs.
2014, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹65 lakh. 1 match and 2 runs.
2015 to 2016, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 7 matches and 102 runs; champions in 2015.
3 spells with three franchises in all. The longest was with Delhi Daredevils, 2011 to 2013.
How the runs came
Across the career, Unmukt Chand struck at 101.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 124.9, so Unmukt Chand scored about 24 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time. 61% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 32 fours and 9 sixes.
The fielding record: 9 catches.
At the auction
Unmukt Chand went under the hammer four times, bought once and left unsold three times. The price was ₹65 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2014.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Unmukt Chand made 21 IPL appearances, the last for Mumbai Indians in 2016.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18.0 | 105.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | 9 | 158 | 41 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 22.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 102 | 58 | 20.4 | 122.9 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 4 | Champions | |
| 2016 | Mumbai Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2011 to 2013
- Rajasthan Royals: 2014
- Mumbai Indians: 2015 to 2016
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 51.7% |
| Balls per four | 9.4 |
| Balls per six | 33.3 |
| Catches | 9 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UBA1 | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹65 lakh |
| 2017 | Batter | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
| 2018 | Batter | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | UWK6 | ₹30 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