43Matches
47Wickets
10Runs
5Seasons
01 / Overview
Vaibhav Arora IPL career
Vaibhav Arora has played 43 IPL matches across 5 seasons (2022–2026), for Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. With the bat Arora has 10 runs at a strike rate of 37.04, with a top score of 2*. With the ball Arora has taken 47 wickets at an economy of 9.74, best figures 3/27. Arora's most wickets have come against Sunrisers Hyderabad (11 in 8 matches).
IPL 2027 retention status
Vaibhav Arora is in the current Kolkata Knight Riders squad as a bowler on a contract of ₹1.8 crore. KKR must decide by 17 November 2026 whether to retain or release Arora; a released player goes into the pool for the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa. The confirmed decision will be shown here once the retention lists are official.
02 / Teams
Vaibhav Arora IPL teams by season
Every franchise Arora has played for, most recent first. Seasons with no appearances are left out.
- 2023–2026Kolkata Knight Riders
- 2022Punjab Kings
03 / Bowling
Vaibhav Arora IPL bowling stats by season
Best = best bowling in a match (wickets/runs), Avg = runs conceded per wicket, Econ = runs conceded per over.
| Season | Team | M | Overs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 38 | 11 | 2/24 | 35.45 | 10.26 |
| 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 42.3 | 17 | 3/29 | 25.29 | 10.12 |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 30 | 11 | 3/27 | 25.09 | 9.20 |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2/30 | 29.20 | 9.12 |
| 2022 | Punjab Kings | 5 | 17.5 | 3 | 2/21 | 54.67 | 9.20 |
| Career | 43 | 144.2 | 47 | 3/27 | 29.91 | 9.74 |
04 / Head to head
Vaibhav Arora record against each IPL team
Runs and wickets against every opponent. Former names are grouped with the current franchise (Delhi Daredevils with Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab with Punjab Kings).
| Against | M | Runs | HS | SR | Wkts | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 3 | 2* | 60.00 | 11 | 3/29 | 9.24 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 2 | 1* | 66.67 | 10 | 3/48 | 9.26 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 6 | 1 | 1* | 100.00 | 7 | 2/24 | 8.67 |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | 2 | 2* | 50.00 | 7 | 3/27 | 9.00 |
| Mumbai Indians | 4 | 0 | 0* | - | 2 | 1/43 | 11.23 |
| Punjab Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2/34 | 9.68 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2/33 | 11.00 |
| Gujarat Titans | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28.57 | 2 | 1/35 | 9.42 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1/42 | 12.44 |
05 / Salary
Vaibhav Arora IPL salary
| Current contract (KKR) | ₹1.8 crore |
| IPL 2027 retention fee | Confirmed after 17 November 2026 |
Salaries for earlier seasons will be added once verified against official auction records. No figures are estimated.
06 / Squad
More Kolkata Knight Riders players
- Cameron GreenAll-rounder · ₹25.2 crore
- Matheesha PathiranaBowler · ₹18 crore
- Rinku SinghBatter · ₹13 crore
- Sunil NarineAll-rounder · ₹12 crore
- Varun ChakravarthyBowler · ₹12 crore
- Mustafizur RahmanBowler · ₹9.2 crore
- Ramandeep SinghAll-rounder · ₹4 crore
- Harshit RanaBowler · ₹4 crore
- Angkrish RaghuvanshiBatter · ₹3 crore
- Tejasvi SinghWK-Batter · ₹3 crore
- Rachin RavindraAll-rounder · ₹2 crore
- Finn AllenWK-Batter · ₹2 crore
See full Kolkata Knight Riders retention list All IPL 2027 players, team by team
Data note. IPL stats are calculated from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match from 2008 to 2026 published by Cricsheet (ODC-BY licence). A handful of washed-out games have no ball-by-ball record, so totals can differ slightly from official figures. Prices are current contract values, not 2027 retention fees.