Travis Head - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly Top 5

1. Travis Head - 340 - Celebrates his return to the ODI game with his first Cricketer of the Week since the third week of 2020. Moves up 3 places to 13th overall. This is the highest weekly score of 2022 so far.

2. Babar Azam - 251 - Three back-to-back top 5 performances for Babar. Looking in very good nick in 2022.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 154 - After never falling out of the Top 3 in 2021, Marnus has struggled a little more this year. Up one place to 12th overall this week though.

4. Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 144 - A complete and utter bolt from the blue. Having not featured over the last 3 months, Rajapaksa is rapidly making a name for himself as a HUGE hitter in IPL 2022. Friday's nine ball 31 was a genuinely obscene performance.

5. Quinton De Kock - 108 - Nips into the Top 5 yet again thanks to his second game for Lucknow where he got 101 points.

Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 1379 - After 5 weeks of a Rizwan led List, his international captain has taken the crown. The last time Azam held top spot was when he finished as the Best Cricketer of the Year in 2020.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 1298 - An underwhelming PAK vs AUS ODI series sees Rizwan lose top spot.

3. Quinton De Kock - 1162 - IPL 2022 was always going to do big things for QDK. After just two games he is already up two spots to 3rd.

4. Rishabh Pant - 1134 - A solitary point from his debut IPL 2022 game sees Pant fall two places to fourth.

5. Pat Cummins - 1070 - An inactive week as he waits for his Kolkata debut. Down two places to 5th.

Ones to Watch

Two battles to watch out for this week. Moeen Ali and Kyle Jamieson have just 8 points between them as they plot an assault on the Top 5. At the other end of the Top 10, Harmer's Test re-debut is pitted against Glenn Maxwell's return to the IPL as they sit with a mere 7 points between them.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 217.5
2. Moeen Ali = 168.17 (Down from 188.8)
3. Babar Azam = 153.22 (Up from 141)

That huge change in form for Travis Head sees his average points per week surge up by 40.1 points to 99.43. Bairstow continues his tumble down the standings; down 23.3 to 125.2.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Pat Cummins = 1002
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Moeen Ali = 1001

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 889
Batting Bonus - *Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan = 170
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 230

Wickets - Pat Cummins = 500
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 120
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 370

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

Weekly List

Travis Head 340
Babar Azam 251
Marnus Labuschagne 154
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 144
Quinton De Kock 108
Kyle Jamieson 100
KL Rahul 80
Mohammad Rizwan 73
Moeen Ali 65
Joe Root 35
Jonny Bairstow 32
Kane Williamson 2
Hasan Ali 2
Risabh Pant 1

Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
David Warner dnp

Overall List

1 Babar Azam 1379
2 Mohammad Rizwan 1298
3 Quinton De Kock 1162
4 Rishabh Pant 1134
5 Pat Cummins 1070
6 Moeen Ali 1009
7 Kyle Jamieson 1001
8 Glenn Maxwell 877
9 Simon Harmer 870
10 Joe Root 832
11 Ben Stokes 829
12 Marnus Labuschagne 761
13 Travis Head 656
14 Jonny Bairstow 626
15 Steve Smith 616
16 Hasan Ali 414
17 KL Rahul 385
18 David Warner 252
19 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 144
20 Kane Williamson 2