Babar Azam - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Update

1. Babar Azam - 322 - Bat for that long and score that big you are going to do rather well on The List. This is his eight Cricketer of the Week award; the joint fourth of all time alongside Virat Kohli and Rashid Khan.

2. Rishabh Pant - 229 - Filling out the Strike Rate column rather nicely this week to gain yet another Top 5 finish. The Indian has been prolific this year.

3. Jonny Bairstow - 185 - Another century for Jonny sees him back in the Top 5 for the week. Has featured in three weeks of action this week and has finished in the Top 5 each time. Moves up two places to joint 11th

4. Pat Cummins - 174 - Not prolific in terms of wickets this year, but his economy is keeping him buoyed up. Retains 9th on the Overall List

5. Joe Root - 172 - A second successive Weekly Top 5 finish for Joe. Working his way back into 2021 form. Moves up a place to joint 11th overall.

Overall Top 5

1. Mohammad Rizwan - 1194 - There is not many times you score three figures and finish 8th for the week; however Rizwan keeps his lead at teht op - currently standing at 61.

2. Rishabh Pant - 1133 - The second player to cross the 1000 point barrier and there is now a little gap opened up between him and third. Last had second spot for a solitary week in Week 2.

3. Babar Azam - 911 - The 2020 Cricketer of the Year and the 2021 Bronze medallist moves into the Top 5 for the first time this year, surprisingly off the back of Test form - the weakest string to his bow.

4. Moeen Ali - 944 - A month's worth of inactivity has caught up with Moeen as he drops two places. Could be back in action next week for Worcestershire.

5. Quinton De Kock - 920 - Three weeks in 5th spot, three weeks in 3rd spot, Quinton now drops down to 5^th again. Can he hold that for three weeks?



Other Movers

So many big scorers this week means a lot of movement lower than the top 5.

Jamieson's 152 moves him up a spot to 6th, whilst Stokes' 169 sees him into 14th.

The most surprising mover is Hasan Ali who only got 100 but is up 2 to 15th.

Ones to Watch

It doesn't get any closer than team mates Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow who are both locked on 515 points with a Test in play.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 217.5 (Down from 280.67)
2. Moeen Ali = 188.8
3. Jonny Bairstow - 171.67 (Up from 165)

Such was Harmer's comically large average, a drop of 63.17 points still sees him nearly 30 points on average higher than second placed Moeen. Babar Azam's masterclass improves his average by 30.79 points to 130.14.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - *Kyle Jamieson - 901
One Day - Rishabh Pant - 396
Short Form - Mohammad Rizwan - 995

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 684
Batting Bonus - Mohammad Rizwan = 170
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 200

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 480
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 120
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 350

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 250
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 50

Weekly List

Babar Azam 322
Risabh Pant 229
Jonny Bairstow 185
Pat Cummins 174
Joe Root 172
Ben Stokes 169
Kyle Jamieson 152
Mohammad Rizwan 150
Steve Smith 132
Hasan Ali 100
Marnus Labuschagne 77
Glenn Maxwell 56
David Warner 43
Simon Harmer 28
Travis Head 23

Matt Critchley dnp
KL Rahul dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp

Overall List

1 Mohammad Rizwan 1194
2 Risabh Pant 1133

3 Babar Azam 961
4 Moeen Ali 944
5 Quinton De Kock 920

6 Kyle Jamieson 901
7 Glenn Maxwell 877
8 Simon Harmer 870
9 Pat Cummins 779
10 Marnus Labuschagne 561
11 Joe Root 515
12 Jonny Bairstow 515
13 Steve Smith 490
14 Ben Stokes 474
15 Hasan Ali 341
16 Travis Head 319
17 KL Rahul 305
18 David Warner 174