Ravichandran Ashwin - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 257 - Another world class performance from one of the best all-rounders in town. After having not won Cricketer of the Week at all in his first year on our List in 2018 - he has now bagged two on the bounce.

2. Babar Azam - 252 - Always knows how to turn it on in his home competition. He scored more points in two PSL games this week than he did in the entirety of the year before this week. He moves up two places on the overall list to 9th.

3. Joe Root - 196 - A deeply odd week for the England captain. Humiliation in the fourth test - but the fourth most economical fivefer in the history of Test Cricket. Finishes in the Top 3 for the fourth time in eight weeks.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 193 - Another big hitting week for the Trinidad and Tobago player. His 15 ball 39 against Guyana gave him the point surge he needed to get into the top 5 for the week.

5. Peter Handscomb - 165 - The Victorian batsman's century against New South Wales salvaged points for his side as well as seeing him pip into the top 5 for the week.

Overall Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1413 - Despite a very disappointing week for his team, the bowling exploits of Joe Root sees him increase his lead on second place to 195. It is his third straight week at the top of the List.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 1218 - A disappointing week for the Queenslander. He only scored 48 points - his lowest weekly total of the year so far. He has let top spot pull away from him.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 1155 - Despite his List topping performance for the week, he makes no upward movement on the overall List. With one more Test in the series, he is just 63 points off second place.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 908 - Was back to his big-hitting best in the Regional Super 50 and hold his top 5 place for the fourth week in a row.

5. Steve Smith - 650 - Despite being inactive this week he holds off the charge from those behind him. There are three players within 100 points of him so he needs to be scoring soon.

Other Movers

There are two other players who made positive movement up the list.

Kane Williamson went up a place thanks to his 135 runs for New Zealand against Australia

And

Despite his poor performance, Ben Stokes also moves up one place to 13th.

Top Points by Format
* = New Name

Long Form - Joe Root - 1413
50 Over - *Nicholas Pooran - 361
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 583

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 288.75 (Down from 299.33)
2. Joe Root - 235.5 (Down from 243.4)
3. Steve Smith - 216.67.

Highest Points by Discipline
*= New Name

Runs - Joe Root = 843
Batting Bonus - Joe Root = 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran = 250

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin = 520
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin = 120
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin = 240

Fielding - Quinton De Kock and *Nichoals Pooran = 130
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20


Week

Ravichandran Ashwin- 257
Babar Azam- 252
Joe Root- 196
Nicholas Pooran - 193
Peter Handscomb- 165
Kane Williamson - 135
Simon Harmer - 96
Marnus Labuschagne- 48
Jasprit Bumrah- 41
Ben Stokes- 36
Virat Kohli - 27
Glenn Maxwell - 13

Moeen Ali - dnp
Quinton De Kock - dnp
Dawid Malan- dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
David Warner - dnp

Total

Joe Root - 1413
Marnus Labuschagne- 1218
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1155
Nicholas Pooran - 908
Steve Smith - 650
Kane Williamson - 626
Glenn Maxwell - 583
Peter Handscomb- 551
Babar Azam - 547
Dawid Malan - 351
Moeen Ali - 349
Jasprit Bumrah - 325
Ben Stokes - 291
Peter Siddle - 280
Virat Kohli- 242
Quinton de Kock - 226
Simon Harmer - 96
David Warner - 77

Ravichandran Ashwin - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 429 - An all round display of excellence from the Indian sees him finish Cricketer of the Week. It is his first time in 58 weeks that he has claimed top spot. 429 is the 7th highest weekly score we have ever had.

2. Moeen Ali - 349 - A confusing week for Moeen. Departing the Ind v Eng series after a strong showing but securing a new IPL deal with CSK. He finishes second for the week and debuts in 10th spot on the overall List.

3. Steve Smith - 237 - A mixed bag for Smith this week. His 177 points from the opening Marsh Cup figure was bolstered by a meagre 60 from his return to Sheffield Shield action. It was enough for him to claim third for the week though.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 157 - Marnus only featured in Sheffield Shield action this week - and his return to long form cricket was decent enough for a top 5 weekly finish.

5. Babar Azam - 133 - Babar is back on the T20 trail. He started this week playing for Pakistan and is now in full PSL mode. As it stands his 133 T20 points puts him bottom of that particular format. How high can he rise during his home domestic tournament?

Overall Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1217 - Despite a dip in form in the most recent Test, Root manages to hold top spot for a second week. His lead on second place is just 47 points.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 1170 - The Queensland player has narrowed the gap between himself and top spot but still has to be satisfied with the second step on the podium this week.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 898 - An all time great List performance sees Ashwin jump from 6th to 3rd in a week. Another great Test and he could be pushing for top spot.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 715 - The Trinidad and Tobago player stormed into the top 5 last week with 82 from one Regional Super 50 game. This week he got 85 from four games. Despite the poor form he only drops one place.

5. Steve Smith - 650 - A poor performance in the Sheffield Shield means that Smith has to be satisfied with fifth place this week. His Marsh Cup form was enough to see him move up two spots.

Other mover

Peter Handscomb is another player to take advantage of a double whammy of domestic action. Despite just 119 points, the Victorian moves up three places to 8th. He is also the first player to play in all three formats of cricket in 2021.

Points by Format
*= New Name

Long Form - Joe Root - 1217
50 Over - *Steve Smith - 177
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 570

Top 3 average points per active week

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 299.33 (Up from 234.5)
2. Joe Root - 243.4 (Down from 274.5)
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 234 (Down from 253.25)

Highest Points by Discipline
*=New Name

Runs - Joe Root = 807
Batting Bonus - Joe Root = 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran = 190

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin = 380
Wicket Bonus - *Ravichandran Ashwin = 80
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin = 180

Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 130
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Ravichandran Ashwin - 429
Moeen Ali - 349
Steve Smith - 237
Marnus Labuschagne- 157
Babar Azam - 133
Peter Handscomb - 119
Joe Root - 119
Virat Kohli - 112
Nicholas Pooran - 85
Ben Stokes - 36

Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Dawid Malan - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Joe Root - 1217
Marnus Labuschagne- 1170
Ravichandran Ashwin - 898
Nicholas Pooran - 715
Steve Smith - 650
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Peter Handscomb- 386
Dawid Malan - 351
Moeen Ali - 349
Babar Azam - 295
Jasprit Bumrah - 284
Peter Siddle - 280
Ben Stokes - 255
Quinton de Kock - 226
Virat Kohli- 215
David Warner - 77

 

Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 348 - Struggling to score big in both innings saw him not as clear of a leader as he could have been. He has now matched his Cricketer of the Week total for the whole of 2020 in just six weeks.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 320 - An inspired second innings 6-fer gave Ashwin a huge burst of points to put him in contention for Cricketer of the Week. Slightly let himself down with the bat.

3. Ben Stokes - 219 - Not a bravo performance but Stokes makes his debut for 2021 with a third place finish. A lack of bowling held him back.

4. Jasprit Bumrah - 154 - Was kept quiet by the English batsmen but a tidy economy and three wickets sees him finish fourth for the week.

5. Babar Azam - 105 - Makes his way to fifth in the weekly table despite scoring 0 in the first T20i. 105 is a poor yield for a Test match but it has been a quiet week so he nips into fifth spot. He has the second lowest average of any player to have played +2 weeks at 52.5.

Yearly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1098 - 2021 has been a phenomenal year for Root - and he is well worth his move up to the top spot. The last time he had pole position was in October last year where he held it for 3 weeks. Can he beat that record this time?

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 1013 - Inactive this week but has a clear 383 point lead on third place as the Australian domestic season resumes.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 630 - Straight back from Abu Dhabi and into the Super 50 domestic coemption for Pooran this week. His 83 was the first 50 over points we have seen this year. He moves up a spot to third.

4. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - Another inactive player. Injury is going to see Maxwell spend a little while out the game. How low will he drop on The List? Last year we see him drop as low as 16th before finishing just outside the Top 5. Anything is possible for The Big Show.

5. Kane Williamson - 491 - Inactive this week and holds off Ravichandran Ashwin by the skin of his teeth. Will be out of the top 5 by next week's round up.

Points by Format
*= New Player

Long Form - Joe Root - 1098
50 Over - *Nicholas Pooran - 830
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 570

Top 3 average points per active week

1. Joe Root - 274.5 (Up from 250)
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 253.25
3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 234.5

Points by discipline
*= New Player

Runs - Joe Root - 768
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 190

Wickets - *Ravichandran Ashwin - 220
Wicket Bonus - Marnus Labuschagne & Peter Siddle - 40
Economy - *Ravichandran Ashwin - 120

Fielding - Quinton De Kock - 130
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 20

Week

Joe Root - 348
Ravichandran Ashwin - 320
Ben Stokes - 219
Jasprit Bumrah - 154
Babar Azam- 105
Nicholas Pooran- 83

Moeen Ali - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Dawid Malan - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Peter Siddle- dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Joe Root - 1098
Marnus Labuschagne- 1013
Nicholas Pooran - 630
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Ravichandran Ashwin - 469
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Jasprit Bumrah - 284
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Quinton de Kock - 226
Ben Stokes - 219
Babar Azam - 162
Virat Kohli- 103
David Warner - 77