IPL playerIndia2009 to 2014
Vikramjeet Malik
On scorecards: VS Malik · Right-hand bat
Vikramjeet Malik, a bowler, played five IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Vikramjeet Malik's first IPL season was 2009, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 5 matches and 2 wickets at 8.05 an over.
Franchise by franchise
2009 to 2011, Kings XI Punjab. 9 matches and 3 wickets.
2013 to 2014, Rajasthan Royals. Arrived outside the auction. 4 matches and 3 wickets.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2009 to 2011. 2012 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 6 wickets in 207 deliveries, at 7.57 runs an over against a league rate of 7.55 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Vikramjeet Malik went under the hammer twice. The highest price was ₹20 lakh, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2014. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Vikramjeet Malik made 13 IPL appearances, the last for Rajasthan Royals in 2014.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 8.05 | 1/12 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Kings XI Punjab | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 120.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 8.45 | 1/23 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 6.50 | - | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 5.90 | 2/14 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.67 | 1/29 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2009 to 2011
- Rajasthan Royals: 2013 to 2014
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.9% |
| Balls per four | 7 |
| Balls per six | 7 |
| Dot balls bowled | 41% |
| Balls per wicket | 34.2 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
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