Sarfaraz Khan IPL Career

Last Modified Mar 29, 2024 12:02 IST
Image Credits: Sarfaraz Khan's Instagram
Image Credits: Sarfaraz Khan's Instagram

A hard-hitting batsman from Mumbai, Sarfaraz Khan shot to the limelight through his whirlwind exploits for India in the 2014 U19 World Cup, where he smashed 211 runs in six outings @ 70.33/105.5. An IPL call was inevitable, and he was soon acquired by the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2015 season for INR 50 Lakhs.

IPL Debut year2015
IPL TeamRoyal Challengers Bangalore (2015-18), Punjab Kings (2019-21), Delhi Capitals (2022- present)
NationalityIndian
RoleBatter
Batting StyleRight-handed batter
Bowling Style-
Current Auction PriceINR 20 Lakhs
Last IPL Season runsDNP

Sarfaraz Khan IPL Teams from 2015-23

Sarfaraz made his debut against the Chennai Super Kings on 22nd April 2015, thereby becoming the youngest player (17 years & 177 days) to feature in the competition at the time. He showed immediate impact when he hammered an unbeaten 21-ball 45 against Rajasthan, which even forced Kohli to bow down to the brilliance of the youngster.

That said, Sarfaraz struggled for consistent game time at RCB in the next two seasons, and whenever he did get a chance, he couldn't capitalize on it. He played just 5 games (66 runs in 4 innings) in 2016 before missing the 2017 edition due to injury. RCB regained Khan for INR 3 Crores in the 2018 mega auction but the right-hander failed to live up to his billing, managing just 51 runs in 6 innings.

Sarfaraz found a new home in the Punjab Kings in 2019, but once again, he failed to impress and was released by the franchise ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. His extraordinary form in First-Class cricket made him impossible to ignore for the franchises, and in 2022, it was the Delhi Capitals, which welcomed him with open arms.

However, he could only manage 91 runs in 5 outings @ 30.33/135.82. Sarfaraz was released by the Delhi Capitals after not featuring in the IPL 2023 and the Mumbai batter did not see any takers in the IPL 2024 auction as he went unsold.

Sarfaraz Khan IPL Auction Price

Sarfaraz Khan was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2024 auction and the Mumbai batter did not see any buyers as he went unsold.

YearTeamSalary (in Rs)
2015Royal Challengers Bangalore5,000,000
2016Royal Challengers Bangalore5,000,000
2017 (injured)Royal Challengers Bangalore5,000,000
2018Royal Challengers Bangalore30,000,000
2019Punjab Kings2,500,000
2020 (Retained)Punjab Kings2,500,000
2021Punjab Kings2,500,000
2022Delhi Capitals2,000,000
2023 (Retained)Delhi Capitals2,000,000
2024Unsold-
Total56,500,000

Sarfaraz Khan IPL Runs Year-wise

Sarfaraz Khan impressed everyone with his unconventional shots down the order during his initial years, but later could not improvise on his batting and could not convert his domestic excellence into the shorter format.

YearMatInnNORunsAvgHSS/R501004s6sCT
2015138411127.7545*156.33001220
20165426633.0035*212.9000740
20187615110.2022*124.3900712
201985118045.0067125.87101940
20205313316.5014*113.7900502
202122000.000*0.000000-
20226529130.3336*135.8200922

Sarfaraz Khan IPL Wickets Year-wise

Sarfaraz Khan is a part-time wicket-keeper batter and has bowled only two balls in the IPL.

YearMatchesInningsWicketsAverageEconomyBest Figures4-wicket match
201513------
20165------
20187------
2019810-18.00--
20205------
20212------
20226------
Total4410-18.000/6-

Sarfaraz Khan IPL Records

4th Youngest player to feature in the IPLSarfaraz Khan made his IPL debut in the year 2015 at the age of 17 years & 177 days. He was the youngest to feature in the IPL at the time.

Sarfaraz Khan as Batter

MatchesRunsAverageS/R50/100
4044123.21138.241/0

Source: IPL’s official website

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FAQs

A. Sarfaraz Khan started playing IPL in 2015 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

A. Sarfaraz Khan has scored 441 runs from 40 matches in the IPL so far.

A. Sarfaraz Khan was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2024 IPL auction and went unsold. 

A. Sarfaraz Khan has played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), and Delhi Capitals. 

A. Sarfaraz Khan was the then youngest to feature in the IPL in 2015, at 17 years and 182 days for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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