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Shreyas Gopal Age, Stats, Records and IPL Salary

Shreyas Gopal is an Indian leg-spinner and lower-order batter from Bengaluru who returned to Karnataka after two domestic seasons with Kerala and joined Chennai Super Kings at a documented ₹30 lakh IPL value. His career includes Karnataka's 2013-14 domestic treble, the first Irani Cup hat-trick and an IPL hat-trick containing Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis. The checked record contains 52 IPL wickets from 52 matches through April 2024 and a 2025-26 Ranji season of 48 wickets and 469 runs. CSK roster status in 2025 and 2026 did not create another playing appearance.

By StumpScope Cricket Desk · Edited by StumpScope Editorial Team · Updated 2026-08-11

Right-hand batterRight-arm leg break bowlerBorn 4 September 1993

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Full nameRamaswamy Shreyas Gopal

Age32As of 11 August 2026

Date of birth4 September 1993Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Batting styleRight-hand batter

Bowling styleRight-arm leg break

Career overview

Shreyas Gopal cricket career

Born on 4 September 1993, Shreyas Gopal was 32 on 11 August 2026.

He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg break, with the googly a major wicket-taking variation.

He helped Karnataka win the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Irani Cup in 2013-14.

His Irani Cup hat-trick was the first in the competition, and he also took an IPL hat-trick in 2019.

His checked IPL record is 52 wickets from 52 matches, with best figures of 4 for 16.

Chennai Super Kings secured him for ₹30 lakh; he remained a squad member without a checked 2025 or 2026 appearance.

Career story

Shreyas Gopal career, earnings and personal life

Who is Shreyas Gopal?

Shreyas Gopal is a Bengaluru-born cricketer whose senior role developed from batting all-rounder to specialist leg-spinner with useful lower-order runs. Cricbuzz lists him as a bowler, right-hand batter and right-arm leg-break bowler. His domestic career has included Karnataka, Kerala, South Zone, India A and several representative teams, while his IPL memberships cover Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings.

The same player can leave Karnataka for Kerala, return to Karnataka and join another IPL squad without receiving a second biography. This page also distinguishes him from Shreyas Iyer, the India batter and captain. Their first names overlap, but their full names, birth dates, roles and career records do not.

Shreyas Gopal age, birthplace and playing style

Gopal was born on 4 September 1993 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, and was 32 on the checked date. His full name is published as Ramswamy Shreyas Gopal in established records. He batted in the top order through parts of age-group cricket before leg-spin became the skill that defined his senior selection. That development explains why first-class scorecards contain meaningful batting contributions even though IPL now classifies him as a bowler.

He bowls right-arm leg break and uses a googly that turns in the opposite direction to his stock ball. ESPN's technical feature records that no bowler had taken more IPL 2019 wickets with the googly at the point of its review. Gopal modelled elements of his action on Anil Kumble while developing more pronounced rotation. The comparison describes inspiration and mechanics; it does not equate their careers or records.

From age-group batter to leg-spin all-rounder

Gopal's early pathway was built around batting. Cricbuzz and ESPN describe him as a technically sound top-order player in age-group cricket who also bowled leg-spin. Karnataka's senior balance gradually shifted his secondary skill into a primary role. He made his first-class debut during the 2013-14 Ranji season and immediately entered a strong side containing experienced pace bowling and established batters.

The change did not remove his batting value. In later Ranji seasons he often appeared at six or seven, extending innings with the lower order. His 95 against Rajasthan in 2022-23 and a cathartic quarter-final hundred illustrate that capacity. An accurate profile therefore calls him a bowler in the current squad while retaining the all-round evidence. Role classification and complete skill history can coexist without labelling him differently on every team page.

Karnataka's 2013-14 domestic treble

Gopal's debut season coincided with one of Karnataka's strongest domestic campaigns. The team won the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Irani Cup in 2013-14. BCCI's annual report records his five-wicket contribution in the one-day title run, while contemporary accounts identify his leg-spin as part of the Ranji success. A treble means three team trophies in the same domestic cycle, not three individual awards.

His most distinctive contribution came in the Irani Cup against Rest of India. Gopal took a hat-trick as Karnataka won by an innings and 222 runs. Business Standard records it as his first career hat-trick, and ESPN describes it as the first hat-trick in Irani Cup history. The wickets helped close a dominant team win and gave his first senior season a record that remains separate from his later IPL hat-trick.

Back-to-back Karnataka titles and Irani Cup success

Karnataka defended its domestic dominance in 2014-15. BCCI's annual report records another Ranji title and a successful Irani Cup defence. In the Irani match, Gopal took 4 for 39 as Rest of India were dismissed cheaply and Karnataka completed a 246-run win. The performance followed the previous season's hat-trick but was a separate match and separate title.

During that Ranji campaign, Gopal's batting sometimes overshadowed his bowling. A contemporary Cricbuzz feature described him as Karnataka's leading run-scorer at that stage while discussing the difficult conditions facing domestic spinners. The record shows why the all-round label persisted: he could carry spin duties and contribute enough runs to affect team balance. His later IPL role became narrower, but the first-class record remained broader.

Mumbai Indians and the start of his IPL career

Mumbai Indians signed Gopal after the 2013-14 domestic breakthrough. He made his IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals on 19 May 2014. Opportunities were limited across his first Mumbai spell, and he did not become a full-season first-choice spinner. The current career table still attaches those matches to the same 52-match aggregate used for later franchises.

Limited playing time does not mean the contract created no development value, but squad membership alone cannot be counted as an appearance. That distinction becomes important again in 2025 and 2026 with Chennai. Gopal's Mumbai years supplied an IPL entry and championship squad experience; the sustained playing opportunity arrived after Rajasthan Royals selected him for the 2018 season.

Rajasthan Royals breakthrough in IPL 2018

Rajasthan Royals gave Gopal a longer run in 2018, particularly at Jaipur where spin could be influential. In a virtual knockout against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he took 4 for 16, which remains his best IPL return. The wickets helped Rajasthan reach the playoffs. Cricbuzz's career summary identifies the four-wicket spell as the point at which his googly troubled high-level right-handed batters.

The season established a defined white-ball role: attack with wrist-spin, use the googly for wickets and offer lower-order batting if required. It also produced his only four-wicket IPL haul in the checked career table. A best figure should not be treated as a typical performance, so the full 52-match average and economy remain alongside it. The 2018 peak leads into his highest-profile moment the following season.

IPL hat-trick against Kohli, de Villiers and Stoinis

On 30 April 2019, rain reduced the Rajasthan Royals match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to five overs per side. Gopal dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis with consecutive legal deliveries, completing an IPL hat-trick. Times of India and the match record agree on the three batters. The game later ended with no result because further rain stopped Rajasthan's chase.

The abandonment does not erase the hat-trick because the deliveries formed part of an official match. It also does not turn the result into a Rajasthan win. Gopal finished the shortened innings with 3 for 12. The achievement is distinct from his Irani Cup hat-trick: one came in first-class cricket for Karnataka, the other in a five-over IPL innings for Rajasthan. Both belong in his documented records.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai and reduced IPL opportunities

Gopal stayed with Rajasthan through 2021, then joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2022. He played one match that season, taking 1 for 34 against Delhi Capitals and scoring nine not out. Mumbai Indians later brought him back for 2024, when he appeared in three matches and took one wicket in each: 1 for 32 against Bengaluru, 1 for 9 against Chennai and 1 for 26 against Punjab.

His last checked IPL appearance was against Punjab Kings on 18 April 2024. Cricbuzz's current table contains 52 matches and 52 wickets through that date. That cutoff means no 2025 or 2026 appearance should be inferred from squad lists. Chennai's acquisition and retention are real roster events, but they do not add matches, balls or wickets until an official scorecard names him in the playing side.

Kerala move and return to Karnataka

Gopal moved from Karnataka to Kerala for the 2023-24 domestic season as his original state refreshed its senior group. He played two seasons for Kerala before returning to Karnataka. Cricbuzz's history and ESPN's 2024 interview describe the move as part of a period in which he reassessed his role and focused on delivering under pressure rather than relying on his earlier reputation.

The return gave Karnataka an experienced leg-spinner who could bat with the lower order. BCCI match coverage from 2025-26 records repeated contributions, including 3 for 43 against Saurashtra and another 3 for 43 against Punjab. Team switches are time-stamped memberships: his Kerala performances remain Kerala records, while the later Karnataka figures attach to the returning phase of the same canonical career.

Shreyas Gopal's 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season

Gopal completed a major all-round season for Karnataka in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy. Wisden's final aggregate records 48 wickets from ten matches at an average of 23.14. His best innings return was 8 for 110, and he collected two five-wicket innings and one ten-wicket match. He also scored 469 runs at 33.50, with a highest score of 77.

The campaign included eleven wickets against Saurashtra in the opening match and a ten-wicket match haul in a large win over Chandigarh. Karnataka reached the final, where Jammu and Kashmir won on first-innings advantage after the match was drawn. Wisden selected Gopal in its team of the tournament. The complete record combines wicket volume, control and lower-order runs without incorrectly assigning Karnataka the title.

Chennai Super Kings contract and squad role

Chennai Super Kings secured Gopal at his ₹30 lakh base price at the 2025 auction. The official IPL profile states the amount, and the 2026 playing-squad document again lists a 30-lakh deduction. Chennai retained him for 2026 and placed him among its bowlers alongside Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary and other spin and pace options.

The checked match record contains no Chennai appearance in either 2025 or 2026. This page therefore describes him as a CSK squad player, not as a wicket-taker for the franchise. The ₹30 lakh figure is a documented league value, but it is not proof of playing time. Team pages can link the profile after publication while scorecard links appear only for matches in which the official team sheet includes him.

Shreyas Gopal salary, net worth and relationship status

The reliable financial record reviewed for this page supports a ₹30 lakh Chennai Super Kings league value. It does not disclose complete career earnings, taxes, bonuses, endorsements, property or investments. No audited filing or direct disclosure establishes Gopal's net worth. Adding old auction prices or guessed commercial income would produce an estimate rather than a documented wealth figure.

Reliable reviewed sources also do not confirm a wife, girlfriend or current partner. Search results contain unrelated material about people who share the first name Shreyas, creating a high risk of identity error. This profile does not use those results. Personal information remains limited to documented birthplace, cricket development and public team history until the player or a reliable organization publishes more.

What Shreyas Gopal's records show

Gopal's career is strongest when domestic and franchise evidence are read together. He contributed to Karnataka's back-to-back treble seasons, took the first Irani Cup hat-trick, produced an IPL hat-trick against three international batters and reached 52 IPL wickets. After a Kerala interlude, he returned with 48 wickets and 469 runs in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy.

The boundaries are equally important. He has no senior international appearance in the checked record, and his last IPL match was in April 2024 despite later Chennai squad membership. The current page does not invent CSK wickets, international caps, net worth or private relationships.

Shreyas Gopal records

Shreyas Gopal career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Indian Premier League through 18 April 202452matches

Batting

Innings: 22
Runs: 180
High score: 24
Average: 12.86
Strike rate: 106.51
Not outs: 8

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 51
Wickets: 52
Best bowling: 4/16
Average: 25.92
Economy: 8.16
Strike rate: 19.06
Balls: 991
Catches / stumpings: Checked IPL table lists fielding separately; not reproduced in snapshot

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Ranji Trophy 2025-2610matches

Batting

Innings: Season aggregate
Runs: 469
High score: 77
Average: 33.50
Strike rate: Not separately stated in the final Wisden summary
Not outs: Not separately stated in the final Wisden summary

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Season aggregate
Wickets: 48
Best bowling: 8/110
Average: 23.14
Economy: Not separately stated in the final Wisden summary
Strike rate: Not separately stated in the final Wisden summary
Balls: Not separately stated in the final Wisden summary
Catches / stumpings: Not separately documented in the checked season table

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

IPL 2019 hat-trick matchRajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bengalurumatches

Batting

Innings: Rain-shortened match
Runs: Not central to the bowling record
High score: Not central to the bowling record
Average: Not applicable
Strike rate: Not applicable
Not outs: Not central to the bowling record

Bowling & fielding

Innings: RCB five-over innings
Wickets: 3
Best bowling: 3/12
Average: 4.00 for the match
Economy: 12.00
Strike rate: 2.00
Balls: 6
Catches / stumpings: Not central to the bowling record

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Irani Cup 2013-14 finalKarnataka v Rest of Indiamatches

Batting

Innings: All-round team role
Runs: Not central to the hat-trick record
High score: Not central to the hat-trick record
Average: Not applicable to one match
Strike rate: Not applicable to one match
Not outs: Not central to the hat-trick record

Bowling & fielding

Innings: Rest of India innings
Wickets: Hat-trick included
Best bowling: First Irani Cup hat-trick
Average: See official match record
Economy: See official match record
Strike rate: See official match record
Balls: Match scorecard source
Catches / stumpings: Not central to the hat-trick record

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

International career

Debut and last listed match

First-class cricket

Debut

Karnataka, 2013-14 Ranji Trophy season

Last listed match

Karnataka v Jammu and Kashmir, Ranji Trophy final, February 2026

Indian Premier League

Debut

Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, 19 May 2014

Last listed match

Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings, 18 April 2024 in the checked record

Kerala domestic cricket

Debut

2023-24 season

Last listed match

Two-season spell before returning to Karnataka

Chennai Super Kings

Debut

Joined the squad at the 2025 auction

Last listed match

Retained squad member for 2026; no checked playing appearance

Career achievements

Documented achievements and milestones

Helped Karnataka complete the Ranji, Vijay Hazare and Irani Cup treble in 2013-14.
Took the first hat-trick in Irani Cup history against Rest of India.
Contributed to Karnataka's successful domestic treble defence in 2014-15.
Recorded IPL career-best figures of 4 for 16 for Rajasthan Royals.
Took an IPL hat-trick containing Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis in 2019.
Reached 52 IPL wickets from 52 matches through 18 April 2024.
Returned to Karnataka after two domestic seasons with Kerala.
Took 48 wickets at 23.14 in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy.
Added 469 runs at 33.50 during the same Ranji season.
Joined Chennai Super Kings at a documented ₹30 lakh league value.

Reader questions

Shreyas Gopal FAQ

Direct answers based on the documented record shown on this page.

How old is Shreyas Gopal?

Shreyas Gopal was born on 4 September 1993 and was 32 years old on 11 August 2026.

What type of bowler is Shreyas Gopal?

He is a right-arm leg-spinner whose googly has been an important wicket-taking variation. He also bats right-handed.

Who did Shreyas Gopal dismiss in his IPL hat-trick?

He dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis with consecutive deliveries for Rajasthan against RCB in 2019.

How many IPL wickets does Shreyas Gopal have?

The checked record contains 52 wickets from 52 matches through 18 April 2024, with best figures of 4 for 16.

Did Shreyas Gopal play for CSK in IPL 2026?

He was in Chennai Super Kings' 2026 squad, but the checked match record contains no CSK playing appearance in 2025 or 2026.

What is Shreyas Gopal's IPL contract value?

The official IPL profile and 2026 squad document list his Chennai Super Kings value as ₹30 lakh.

What is Shreyas Gopal's net worth?

No audited or reliable financial disclosure reviewed for this profile establishes his net worth. The ₹30 lakh IPL value is not total wealth.

Is Shreyas Gopal married?

The reviewed reliable sources do not confirm a wife, girlfriend or current partner, so the profile makes no relationship claim.

Conclusion

What the documented record shows

Shreyas Gopal built an unusual record across batting and wrist-spin: domestic trebles with Karnataka, the first Irani Cup hat-trick, an IPL hat-trick against three international batters and 52 IPL wickets. His 48 wickets and 469 runs in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy showed that the all-round domestic role remained productive at 32.

The Chennai record is a documented ₹30 lakh squad place, not a 2025 or 2026 playing appearance and not proof of net worth. The profile uses a rights-safe initials fallback and keeps one identity across Karnataka, Kerala, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Hyderabad and Chennai.