IPL playerIndia2008 to 2010
VRV Singh
Right-hand bat
VRV Singh, a bowler, played three IPL seasons, all of them with Kings XI Punjab.
The arrival
VRV Singh was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Kings XI Punjab outside the auction.
That first season brought 13 matches, 4 runs and 11 wickets at 8.66 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2008, for Kings XI Punjab: 11 wickets at 8.66 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.05, with best figures of 3 for 29.
One franchise
VRV Singh spent the whole IPL career with Kings XI Punjab, from 2008 to 2010.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 12 wickets in 364 deliveries, at 8.93 runs an over against a league rate of 7.93 for the same seasons: 1.00 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 3 catches.
The legacy
VRV Singh made 19 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2010.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kings XI Punjab | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 133.3 | 0/0 | 11 | 8.66 | 3/29 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.11 | 1/22 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Kings XI Punjab | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 12.63 | - | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2008 to 2010
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 66.7% |
| Balls per four | 3 |
| Balls per six | 3 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.7% |
| Balls per wicket | 30 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet