Stocky bowler from Mumbai Tushar Deshpande is a right-arm fast medium bowler who represents Rajasthan Royals in IPL and Mumbai team in the Domestic Crickets. 30-year-old Tushar Deshpande is 5 feet 9 inches tall and known for his aggressive pace and taking wickets in the crucial moments. He played a pivotal role for the Mumbai team, taking a five wicket haul in the 2019 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was also a highest wicket taker for in the short format Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which eventually attracted the IPL franchise Delhi. After his breakthrough season with CSK in 2023 and 2024, Tushar Deshpande was transferred to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping amount of Rs 6.50 crore.
Here is an overview of the Tushar Deshpande IPL 2025 profile-
In the IPL 2020 season, Tuhar Deshpande made his IPL debut. He played his first IPL match for Dehi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals on October 14 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. He scalped 2 wickets while conceding 37 runs at 9.20 economy rate. He contributed to DC’s triumph over RR while dismissing opener Ben Stokes and Shreyas Gopal.
Right-arm pacer Tushar Deshapande has proven himself as one of the promising fast bowlers in the tournament. From a net bowler to a regular IPL player, Deshpande has seen high’s and low’s during his career while blending well in different IPL teams, and enhancing his bowling skills including attacking bowling style, early wicket-taking especially in the powerplay and death overs.
The Rajasthan franchise secured Tushar Deshpande and bought his services after impressing with his 2024 IPL and Domestic cricket performances. Deshpande was one of the most wicket-taking bowlers in 2024. The bidding process started with a base price of Rs 1 crore, and accelerated after his former team CSK and RR jumped into bidding war.
Tushar Deshpande started his IPL career with Delhi capitals in 2020. His start wasn’t impressive at all, with 3 wickets in 5 games, Tushar was released in the following season. With his consistent performance and hard work, Tushar Deshpande became a net bowler to an actual IPL player and earned a contract from CSK in 2022. His breakthrough season was in 2023 with CSK when he came out as one of the highest wicket-takers in the tournament. He stayed with the franchise from 2022 to 2024 until Rajasthan Royals secured him for the 18th IPL edition in 2025.
In 2020, Tushar Deshpande registered himself for the base price of Rs 20 Lakh and got an IPL contract with Delhi Capitals. However, he only managed to take three wickets while featuring in the five matches. He went unsold in the 2021 season and was a net bowler in the CSK for that season. Noticed by the Chennai’s scouting team, Deshpande offered an IPL job in 2022 for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs and stayed with the franchise for 3 seasons. In 2025, Rajasthan Royals, bought Tushar Deshapnde for the hefty amount of Rs 6.50 crore.
In the Indian Premier League, Tushar Deshpande made a name through his Domestic Cricket in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which grabbed the Delhi franchise’s attention in 2020. After his slow start, Tushar Deshpande honed his skills and has established himself as one of the prominent fast bowlers. His ability to take wickets early in the powerplay and in death overs makes him one of the valuable players with promising results.
So here’s Tushar Deshpande's IPL batting and bowling stats-
Tushar Deshpande is a left-handed lower-order batsman and has only played 8 innings. To date, Deshpande has scored a total of 28 runs while averaging 14 with a strike rate of 127.27. His highest score is not out by 20 runs. Last time, he batted in a match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, scoring 1* off 2 balls at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2025.
Below is the table that shows all of Tushar Deshpande's IPL batting stats from the 2020 to 2025 seasons.
In the past few IPL seasons, pacer Tushar Deshpande has come out as the key bowler for his former IPL team, CSK. The 2023 IPL was his best IPL season with 21 wickets from 16 matches. He took 21 wickets with an average of 26.86 at an economy rate of 9.92. The table shows all of Tushar Deshpande's IPL bowling stats from the 2020 to 2025 seasons.
Tushar Deshpande is coming out as one of the top performers with the highest success rate. So far, he has played 44 matches in the IPL while taking 48 wickets. His best figure in bowling is a four-wicket haul for 27 runs. Lower-order batter Deshpande has only scored 28 runs with a 20* highest score to date. The table shows Tushar Deshpande's IPL records:
Tushar Dehspande has played 44 matches and scalped a total of 48 wickets during his IPL career to date. His average bowling rate is 31.25 with a 9.9 economy rate, including his best figure of 4/27.
Right-arm fast bowler Tushar Deshpande's best bowling figure is a four-wicket haul for 27 runs in the IPL 2024 Season. In a match between CSK and SRH, Tushar Deshpande delivered only 3 overs while scalping 4 wickets at a 9.00 economy rate at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Deshpande dismissed Sunrisers' key batters, including Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, and their captain Pat Cummins.
Tushar Deshpande hasn’t scored a five-wicket haul in his IPL career yet. His highest bowling figure is 4 wickets for 27 runs, which he recorded for CSK in 2024.
The table shows the last 10 batting stats of Tushar Deshpande in the IPL 2025
The table shows the last 10 bowling stats of Tushar Deshpande in the IPL 2025
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