Gurnoor Singh Brar’s IPL story is the opposite of an overnight sensation. Three seasons into his league journey, the Punjab fast bowler has bowled exactly three overs in the tournament — wicketless, expensive, and barely a footnote on the scorecard. Yet Gujarat Titans have refused to let him go. They signed him as an injury replacement in 2024, outbid Chennai Super Kings to buy him for Rs 1.30 crore in the 2025 mega auction, and retained him again for IPL 2026. That faith is built on what the tall right-arm quick does outside the IPL: he finished as Punjab’s leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy, topped the 2024 Sher-E-Punjab T20 wicket charts, and in June 2026 he made his ODI debut for India at Dharamsala with a three-wicket haul. This is the complete account of Gurnoor Singh Brar’s IPL stats, price history, teams, and what Gujarat Titans see in him.
What makes Brar’s case interesting is how little of his reputation comes from the IPL itself. Most players arrive in the auction with league numbers behind them. He arrived with domestic wickets, raw pace touching 150 kph, and bounce that uncomfortable batters noticed in the India nets. GT’s coaching group has kept him around for three straight seasons, which says plenty about how highly rated he is as a long-term fast-bowling asset.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Gurnoor Singh Brar |
| IPL Debut | 28 April 2023 (Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, Mohali) |
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 25 May 2000, Muktsar, Punjab |
| Current IPL Team | Gujarat Titans |
| IPL Matches | 1 |
| IPL Runs | 0 (has not batted in the IPL) |
| Highest Score | – |
| IPL Wickets | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 0/42 |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed (last confirmed: Gujarat Titans, IPL 2026) |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is Gurnoor Singh Brar?
Gurnoor Singh Brar is a tall right-arm fast bowler from Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, born on 25 May 2000. Listed at around 6’5″ (reports vary between 6’4″ and 6’6″), he is a genuine hit-the-deck bowler whose steep bounce has been his calling card since his teenage years. Before turning professional he served as a net bowler for Mumbai Indians during the 2019 IPL, an early sign that franchises had him on their radar.
His professional career began late in 2021: a List A debut for Punjab against Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 14 December 2021, followed by a first-class debut against Railways on 20 December 2022, where he announced himself with 4 for 16 in 12.3 overs. The 2024–25 domestic season changed everything. Brar finished as Punjab’s leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy with 26 wickets in 7 matches, and he topped the wicket charts in the 2024 Sher-E-Punjab T20 league with 22 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 14 and an economy rate of 7.33. His best first-class figures of 5 for 14 against Bihar underlined his match-winning ability in red-ball cricket.
Internationally, 2026 became his breakthrough year. He was named in India’s Test and ODI squads for the home series against Afghanistan, and made his ODI debut in the first match at Dharamsala on 13 June 2026. It was a dream start: he struck with his fifth ball in international cricket, removing Ibrahim Zadran, and finished with 4.5-0-27-3, also dismissing Rashid Khan and Zia-ur-Rehman in a rain-curtailed 25-over game. GT captain Shubman Gill, who presented Brar with his maiden India cap, praised the pace — consistently above 145 kph and touching 150 — and the swing he generated at that speed. Brar took seven wickets across that Afghanistan series and went on to play ODIs against England in July 2026.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status | Price | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Punjab Kings | Replacement signing (for Raj Angad Bawa) | Rs 20 lakh | 1 |
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | Replacement signing (for Sushant Mishra) | Rs 50 lakh | 0 |
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | Auction (mega auction) | Rs 1.30 crore | 0 |
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | Retention | Rs 1.30 crore | 0 |
| 2027 | – | Not officially confirmed | – | – |
Brar’s IPL path is unusual: he has been picked up by franchises three times in four years, yet has played only one match. Punjab Kings drafted him in 2023 as a like-for-like replacement when Raj Angad Bawa was ruled out, and he made his IPL and T20 debut against Lucknow Super Giants on 28 April 2023. In May 2024, Gujarat Titans signed him as a replacement for the injured Sushant Mishra for the remainder of that season, at his reserve price of Rs 50 lakh — he had been a net bowler in the GT camp before that call came. The 2025 mega auction then turned into a bidding contest between GT and Chennai Super Kings, from a base price of Rs 30 lakh, before GT sealed it at Rs 1.30 crore. GT retained him for 2026 at the same figure.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2023 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Team | Punjab Kings |
| Matches | 1 |
| Innings (bowled) | 1 |
| Overs | 3.0 |
| Runs conceded | 42 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Best bowling | 0/42 |
| Economy rate | 14.00 |
| Bowling average | – (no wickets taken) |
| Runs (batting) | 0 (did not bat) |
His solitary IPL appearance was his debut itself — Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants at Mohali on 28 April 2023. It was not a memorable outing: he conceded 42 runs in three overs and went wicketless as LSG’s batters targeted the debutant. It remains his only IPL bowling innings to date, and the figures still define his league record.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2024 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Team | Gujarat Titans |
| Matches | 0 |
| Wickets | – |
| Economy rate | – |
Brar joined Gujarat Titans mid-season as Sushant Mishra’s replacement in May 2024, but did not feature in any match that season. His official IPL tally stayed at one match, with the debut figures from 2023 unchanged.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2025 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Team | Gujarat Titans |
| Matches | 0 |
| Wickets | – |
| Economy rate | – |
Despite being GT’s Rs 1.30 crore mega-auction buy, Brar did not make a single match-day XI in IPL 2025. With a pace attack built around established names, opportunities were scarce. His career IPL figures remained: 1 match, 3 overs, 42 runs conceded, 0 wickets.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2026 Stats
| Category | Stat |
|---|---|
| Team | Gujarat Titans |
| Matches | 0 |
| Wickets | – |
| Economy rate | – |
Retained by Gujarat Titans for IPL 2026 at Rs 1.30 crore, Brar once again spent the season without an official IPL appearance, even as his international career took off around the same time. With the 2026 season now complete, his IPL record still reads one match and zero wickets — a gap between league output and domestic/international form that few players carry.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. The IPL 2027 auction and retention announcements have not taken place as of October 2026, so his team, price, and any playing role for the season are not officially confirmed.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL 2027 Team and Price
His IPL 2027 team and price are not officially confirmed. His last confirmed status is with Gujarat Titans, who retained him for IPL 2026 at Rs 1.30 crore. Whether GT retain him again ahead of the 2027 season — or he goes back into the auction pool — will only be known once the official retention lists and auction details are announced.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Career Batting Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 1 |
| Innings | 0 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Highest score | – |
| Average | – |
| Strike rate | – |
| 50s / 100s | 0 / 0 |
| 4s / 6s | 0 / 0 |
Brar is a specialist bowler who bats left-handed and has never had a batting innings in the IPL. Domestically he can contribute lower down the order — his unbeaten 64 against Jammu and Kashmir in the 2023 Ranji Trophy came in a 100-run stand with Siddharth Kaul — but the league has not yet seen him with the bat.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Career Bowling Stats
| Stat | Figure |
|---|---|
| Matches | 1 |
| Innings | 1 |
| Overs | 3.0 |
| Runs conceded | 42 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Bowling average | – |
| Economy rate | 14.00 |
| Strike rate | – |
| Best bowling | 0/42 |
| 4w / 5w | 0 / 0 |
These are among the thinnest career numbers of any player GT has retained across three seasons — and that is precisely what makes them worth reading carefully. The figures reflect one rough debut outing in 2023, not the bowler he has become since. His domestic and international returns tell a completely different story, which is why the franchise has kept investing.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
| 2024 | GT | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | GT | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2026 | GT | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
The table makes the pattern unmistakable: one appearance in 2023, then three seasons inside squads without a game. Inns refers to bowling innings. All season figures are verified against IPL and ESPNcricinfo stat records.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Highest Score
Brar has no IPL highest score because he has never batted in an IPL match. In his only appearance, against LSG in 2023, Punjab Kings’ innings did not require him to come to the crease. His best domestic score remains the unbeaten 64 he made for Punjab against Jammu and Kashmir in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Wickets and Best Bowling
Brar is still waiting for his first IPL wicket. His best bowling figures in the league are 0 for 42 — the full three-over spell from his debut against Lucknow Super Giants on 28 April 2023 at Mohali. Economy figures from a single outing say very little about a bowler; for context, his international debut a year later brought 4.5-0-27-3 against Afghanistan, with speeds consistently above 145 kph. His best first-class figures of 5 for 14 against Bihar (2024–25 Ranji Trophy) remain his standout bowling performance overall.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Batting Records
He holds no IPL batting records — he has never faced a ball in the tournament. Any batting reputation he builds will start from his domestic work, where his left-handed lower-order hitting has produced useful runs for Punjab, most notably the unbeaten 64 against Jammu and Kashmir in January 2023.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Punjab Kings | Rs 20 lakh | Replacement signing |
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | Rs 50 lakh | Replacement signing |
| 2025 | Gujarat Titans | Rs 1.30 crore | Auction (mega auction) |
| 2026 | Gujarat Titans | Rs 1.30 crore | Retention |
| 2027 | – | Not officially confirmed | Not officially confirmed |
The price arc is steep: Rs 20 lakh as an emergency replacement in 2023, Rs 50 lakh in the same role a year later, then a 6.5-times jump when GT and CSK pushed his mega-auction price to Rs 1.30 crore in Jeddah on 25 November 2024, from a base price of Rs 30 lakh. A retained player was not bought — GT kept him at Rs 1.30 crore for 2026.
Gurnoor Singh Brar IPL Records and Achievements
- India ODI debutant: earned his maiden India cap on 13 June 2026 against Afghanistan at Dharamsala, taking 3 wickets on debut (4.5-0-27-3), including his first international wicket off his fifth ball.
- Mega-auction bidding war: GT beat CSK in a Day 2 bidding contest at the 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, taking him from a Rs 30 lakh base to Rs 1.30 crore.
- Punjab’s leading Ranji wicket-taker: 26 wickets in 7 matches in the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy season.
- Sher-E-Punjab T20 top wicket-taker: 22 wickets in 11 matches in the 2024 edition, at an average of 14 and economy of 7.33.
- Best first-class figures: 5 for 14 against Bihar in the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy.
- India A and senior-squad recognition: named in India’s Test and ODI squads for the 2026 home series against Afghanistan after strong India A performances.
- Retained by Gujarat Titans across three straight seasons (2024 replacement, 2025 auction buy, 2026 retention) despite a one-match IPL record.
Gurnoor Singh Brar’s IPL Performance Analysis
There is almost no IPL performance to analyse — one match, one rough spell. The honest reading of Brar’s league career is that it has not started yet. His franchises have treated him as a development asset rather than a match-day option: GT carried him through 2024, 2025, and 2026 without a single appearance, a remarkable vote of confidence for a 26-year-old with a one-game record.
What changed the picture is the timing. Through 2024 and 2025, Brar’s domestic returns kept climbing — Ranji wickets, T20 wickets, pace that kept rising — while his IPL stat line stayed frozen. Then June 2026 gave the franchise its vindication in public: an India debut with three wickets, pace touching 150 kph, and the captain singing his praises. For a bowler whose entire league value rests on bounce and speed, international validation of exactly those traits is the strongest possible signal.
The risk for GT going into 2027 is selection congestion, not quality: their pace group has stayed deep, and Brar will need a real window to finally convert squad membership into match time. The opportunity is that he now arrives as an India-capped bowler rather than an unknown domestic quick — a different proposition in any auction-room calculation, including GT’s own retention thinking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which IPL team does Gurnoor Singh Brar play for?
Gujarat Titans. GT signed him as a replacement player in 2024, bought him for Rs 1.30 crore in the 2025 mega auction, and retained him for IPL 2026. His 2027 status is not officially confirmed.
What is Gurnoor Singh Brar’s IPL auction price?
He was bought for Rs 1.30 crore by Gujarat Titans at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, from a base price of Rs 30 lakh, after a bidding contest with Chennai Super Kings. GT retained him for 2026 at the same price.
How many wickets has Gurnoor Singh Brar taken in the IPL?
None yet. He has played one IPL match — for Punjab Kings against Lucknow Super Giants on 28 April 2023 — in which he bowled three overs for 42 runs without taking a wicket.
When did Gurnoor Singh Brar make his IPL debut?
On 28 April 2023, for Punjab Kings against Lucknow Super Giants at Mohali, as a replacement for the injured Raj Angad Bawa.
Is Gurnoor Singh Brar a right-arm or left-arm bowler?
He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He bats left-handed. (Some secondary databases mislabel his bowling arm; BCCI, IANS, and Cricbuzz all record him as right-arm.)
Has Gurnoor Singh Brar played for India?
Yes. He made his ODI debut on 13 June 2026 against Afghanistan at Dharamsala, taking 3 for 27 in a rain-shortened 25-over game, and took seven wickets across that series. He later played ODIs against England in July 2026. He was named in India’s Test squad for the Afghanistan series but had not made his Test debut as of October 2026.
What is Gurnoor Singh Brar’s best bowling in the IPL?
0 for 42 — his only IPL bowling spell, from the 2023 debut. His best overall figures are 5 for 14 in first-class cricket (Ranji Trophy, vs Bihar) and 4.5-0-27-3 on his India ODI debut.
What is his IPL 2027 status?
Not officially confirmed. The 2027 auction and retention lists have not been announced. His last confirmed team is Gujarat Titans from IPL 2026.
Sources and Data Notes
IPL figures verified against the official IPL player page (iplt20.com), the BCCI press release on his 2024 GT replacement signing (reported via Cricbuzz’s IPL 2024 news digest and OneCricket), and the ESPNcricinfo / Cricbuzz stat databases. Auction details cross-checked across CricTracker, LatestLY, and IANS reporting from the 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. Retention status for IPL 2026 confirmed from GT’s official retained/released lists (CricTracker, CricketCountry, CricketAddictor). India debut details verified from ESPNcricinfo’s match report and myKhel’s report of the 13 June 2026 ODI at Dharamsala. Domestic figures (Ranji Trophy 2024–25, Sher-E-Punjab T20 2024) from Cricbuzz’s player profile. Career summary cross-checked with Wikipedia. Where sources conflicted (e.g. his bowling arm on some secondary databases, reported height), the version supported by BCCI, IANS, and Cricbuzz was used.
Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 12 October 2026
