Shardul Thakur Career Stats in IPL 2024
Although Shardul Thakur has shown his immense potential in domestic and international cricket, he’s yet to explode in the Indian Premier League (IPL). His not-so-glittering IPL career can be partly attributed to the fact that he bats down the order. In T20 matches, he rarely ever gets a chance to bat, which makes him more of a bowler.
As a bowler, Shardul showed his worth during his stint with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), as he regularly picked wickets, helping his team win crucial matches. He delivered a memorable bowling performance against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2021’s final.
Chasing a target of 193, KKR was well poised at 88/0 after ten overs. Then, MS Dhoni brought Shardul into the attack, who took the key wickets of Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana, which started a batting collapse that led CSK to win the match.
Time and again, Shardul has shown that he can deliver when his team needs him. In IPL 2021, he finished as the fourth-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 21 scalps. That’s why Delhi Capitals (DC) paid a whopping Rs 10.75 crores for him at IPL 2022 auctions. He played 14 matches for Delhi Capitals during the season. In November 2022, he was traded to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in exchange of Aman Khan ahead of the IPL 2023 auctions. In IPL 2024, Shardul Thakur was purchased by Chennai Super Kings at Rs 4.00 crores.
Personal Information
| Name | Nationality | Other Name | Role | Date of Birth | Birth Place | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | India | - | All-rounder (Right-handed) | October 16, 1991 | Palghar, Maharashtra, India | Right-Handed | Right-arm Medium Pace | Married |
Shardul Thakur IPL Stats
IPL 2024
IPL 2023
Shardul Thakur Career Stats
Shardul Thakur Stats & Career Stats
In 86 IPL matches that Shardul Thakur has played so far, he has taken 89 wickets and scored 286 runs. Shardul finds himself among the leading wicket-takers however, there were five matches in his last 10 IPL matches where he could not take wickets. He also got four wickets in one match.
Unfortunately for him, he does not get too many opportunities to bat in IPL matches, as he bats down the order. That being said, he has shown in tests and ODIs that he can be a more than handy batsman as well. However, in IPL 2022, Shardul Thakur scored 120 runs. This is the highest in his IPL career. He scored his highest by staying 29 unbeaten. He also hit 7 fours and 7 sixes in IPL 2022. In IPL 2023, Shardul Thakur scored 113 runs. His highest score was 68. He also hit 13 fours and 4 sixes in IPL 2023.
Shardul Thakur IPL Auction Stats
Kings XI Punjab picked up Shardul Thakur in 2014, but he hardly got any matches to play. Then, in 2018, CSK acquired him for Rs 2.6 crores. Under Dhoni’s leadership, he started showing his talent by picking crucial wickets and becoming a key bowler.
As a result, CSK retained him for Rs 2.6 crores from 2019 to 2021. In 2022 auctions, many teams showed interest in Shardul, including DC, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans. Ultimately, DC acquired him for Rs 10.75 crores, making him one of the most expensive players sold at the auction. Prior to Shardul Thakur’s IPL 2023 auction, he was traded for Rs 10.75 crores with Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange of Aman Khan. In IPL 2024, The 5-time champions CSK team bought Shardul Thakur for Rs 4 crore.
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Year |
Price |
Team |
|
2024 |
Rs 4.00 crores |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2023 |
Rs 10.75 crores |
|
|
2022 |
Rs 10.75 crores |
Delhi Capitals |
|
2021 |
Rs 2.60 crores |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2020 |
Rs 2.60 crores |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2019 |
Rs 2.60 crores |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2018 |
Rs 2.60 crores |
Shardul Thakur’s IPL T20 Innings
In an excellent bowling performance, Shardul took three wickets for just 19 runs against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in IPL 2017 when he was a part of the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise. He took the scalps of Shaun Marsh, Rahul Tewatia, and Glenn Maxwell, as KXIP was bundled out for a mere 73 runs.
Shardul has a knack for taking crucial wickets when his team needs them the most. This was evident in a match against KKR in IPL 2019, when he took the wickets of Dinesh Karthik and Shubman Gill in quick succession.
Similarly, in IPL 2021’s final match against KKR, he took the wickets of Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana just when it seemed that the game was slipping away from CSK’s control. The tables below show his bowling and batting performance in the last 10 IPL matches. In 2022, Shardul took 15 wickets and his total number of wickets taken in IPL was 82 & in IPL 2023, Shardul took 07 wickets and his total number of wickets taken in IPL is 89.
