Karn Sharma

Karn Sharma

Full Name

Karn Vinod Sharma

Birth Date

October 23, 1987

Other Name

–

Role

All Rounder

Birth Place

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Batting Style

Right-hand Batsman

Bowling Style

Right Arm Leg Break Googly

IPL Debut

2009

Team

Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Karn Vinod Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He lives in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He plays as an all – rounder for the Railways cricket team.

Domestic Career:

  • First – class debut: in 2007 – 08 Ranji season at Karnail Singh Stadium against Jammu and Kashmir, where he played as a specialist batsman
  • He scored 120 off 232 balls with 17 boundaries as Railways cricket team won by innings and 88 runs.
  • In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018 – 19 Duleep Trophy.
  • He was the leading wicket – taker for Andhra in the 2018 – 19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.

IPL Career:

  • He featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009.
  • He was signed up by the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013.
  • In 2015, he was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he plays as the lead spin bowler for the team.
  • After being retained in the team for the 2016 season, he won the 2016 Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • In February 2017, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 3.2 crores.
  • He won the 2017 Indian Premier League with Mumbai Indians. He bowled a valuable spell by giving away only 18 runs in 4 overs in the final. He also bowled 12 dot balls in the match.
  • In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for INR 5 crores in the 2018 IPL auction and subsequently went on to win the title that year. He held the unique record for winning an IPL title three years in a row with 3 different teams.
  • In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

International Career:

  • Twenty20 International debut: for India against England in 2014
  • One Day International (ODI) debut: for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014
  • Test debut: for India against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014

Major Achievements:

  • After being retained in the team for the 2016 season, he won the 2016 Indian Premier League with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for INR 5 crores in the 2018 IPL auction and subsequently went on to win the title that year.
  • He held the unique record for winning an IPL title three years in a row with 3 different teams.

BATTING AND FIELDING
Year Mat Runs HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024 9 31 20 10.33 206.67 0 0 2 3
2023 7 3 2 1.50 60.00 0 0 0 0
2020 5 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
2019 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
2018 6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
2017 9 49 19 8.16 119.51 0 0 5 2
2016 5 36 26* 0.00 120.00 0 0 3 1
2015 14 104 32 17.33 122.35 0 0 3 6
2014 14 42 17* 10.50 144.82 0 0 1 3
2013 13 85 39* 21.25 98.83 0 0 6 2
2009 1 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
All IPL 84 350 39* 14.00 120.27 0 0 20 17

BOWLING
Year Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Best 4W
2024 9 24 254 7 36.29 10.58 2/29 0
2023 7 21.3 223 10 22.30 10.37 2/19 0
2020 5 19 165 5 33.00 8.68 2/25 0
2019 1 2.5 33 1 33.00 11.64 1/33 0
2018 6 9.3 89 4 22.25 9.36 2/13 0
2017 9 30.4 214 13 16.46 6.97 4/16 1
2016 5 16.2 171 0 0.00 10.46 0/24 0
2015 14 39.5 332 10 33.20 8.33 2/12 0
2014 14 50.4 376 15 25.06 7.42 4/38 1
2013 13 34.5 230 11 20.90 6.60 2/19 0
2009 – – – – – – – –
All IPL 83 249.1 2087 76 27.46 8.38 4/16 2

FIELDING STATISTICS
IPL Season Match Catch Taken Stumps
2024 9 6 0
2023 7 0 0
2020 5 0 0
2019 1 0 0
2018 6 3 0
2017 9 0 0
2016 5 0 0
2015 14 4 0
2014 14 0 0
2013 13 4 0
2009 1 0 0
All IPL 84 20 0

CAREER STATISTICS
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 2 1 34
Runs Scored 8 – – 1,087
Batting Average 8.00 – – 25.88
100s / 50s 0/0 – – 1/7
Top Score 4* – – 120
Balls Bowled 294 114 24 3,943
Wickets 4 0 1 66
Bowling Average 59.50 – 28.00 28.87
5 Wickets In Innings 0 – 0 2
10 Wickets In Match 0 – 0 0
Best Bowling 2/95 – 1/28 8/97
Catches / Stumpings 0/- 3/- 0/- 12/-

KARN SHARMA’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY
Year Price Team
2018 5 Cr Chennai
2019 5 Cr Chennai
2020 5 Cr Chennai
2021 5 Cr Chennai
2022 50 Lakh Bengaluru
2023 50 Lakh Bengaluru
2024 50 Lakh Bengaluru