Babar Azam - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Update

1. Babar Azam - 171 - Bit of a weird one here. Yes, Babar gets his second Cricketer of the Week of 2023 but he has played 3 games - one of which he bagged a century - yet only gets 171 points; the 28th lowest weekly high score ever.

2. Harry Brook - 169 - Had been underwhelming in IPL 2O23, and one swallow does not make a Summer, but a daddy score in Hyderabad's game against Kolkata gives him second place and 148 points away from an Overall Top 10 place.

3. Cam Green - 155 - If you had watched the second series of The Test in 2023, you would have been forgiven for thinking that the Cam Green they were talking about was different to the one on this List. He gave us a reminder of what he is capable of with 65 v Hyderabad this week

4. Simon Harmer - 140 - Yet to burst into life as we all know he can but Harmer has been in the Top 5 for both of his County Championship weeks thus far. He still sits in the bottom three overall though.

5. David Warner - 136 - Is starting to align his strike rate with runs and is back in the Top 5 again. Didn't move up in the Overall List but is positioning himself for a surge in coming weeks.

Overall

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 2565 - Inactive this week and, if I am correct, is going to be inactive for the next fortnight. Is his 480 points going to be enough to keep him in first?

2. Jos Buttler - 2085 - Only the 100 points for Buttler this week but he is starting to chip away at the gap between him and top spot. A few more Buttler-esque IPL performances should do it.

3. Shubman Gill - 1898 - Only the one game for Shubman this week and he still manages to move back into the Top 3 after a three week absence. He has two games this week so could very well consolidate that position.

4. Rashid Khan - 1881 - Just 41 points for Rashid this week and he moves down a spot but there is only 17 points between himself and third.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1684 - 20 points this week is his worst haul of points to date - but such is the gap between him and 6th that he is under no pressure whatsoever. He has a 218 point lead on Devon Conway.

Other Movers

Hardik Pandya managed to move into the tenth place spot this week, more through Usman Khawaja's inactivity than through his own good performance.

Ones To Watch

No player has held the same spot for longer than Suryakumar Yadav currently has held 14th, however the born again David Warner has just 7 points to make up to seize the 'crown' from him.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 197.31
2. Jos Buttler = 189.55 (Down from 198.5)
3. Ravindra Jadeja = 187.11 (Down from 208)

Jadeja's lowest score sees him lose his top place berth on the average rankings with Shakib Al Hasan leaping from third to first despite not playing. Cameron Green moves up the most but still has the third lowest overall @ 81 points per active week.

Points By Format

Long Form - Ravindra Jadeja = 1235
One Day - Shubman Gill = 964
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 1881

Points By Format

* = New Name

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1281
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill & Jos Buttler & *Devon Conway = 230
Strike Rate - Shakib Al Hasan = 430

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 960
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 150
Economy - Rashid Khan = 400

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50