Sunday, 21 February 2021

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

 

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