Suryakumar Yadav - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

After the feast of cricket over the last month, a short but sweet one this week. Just a Top 3 for ya.

Weekly Update

1. Suryakumar Yadav - 148 - Disappointing in the World Cup Final but very decent in his first foray in captaining his national team. 148 is the lowest highest score of the week that anyone has had in 2023 - and the 13th lowest ever.

2. Pat Cummins - 80 - Cricket's Mr Nice Guy being the highest point scorer for the winning team of the ODI World Cup is a sight to see. Can't begrudge it too much.

3. Usman Khawaja - 53 - Two modest scores in the Sheffield Shield against Victoria. This would not get you anywhere near the Top 3 normally but here we are.

Overall Top 5

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - Inactive this week and a very lucky boy to hold on to Top Spot. Could be in action at the end of this week in a Test match against New Zealand...but could also be injured.

2. Shubman Gill - 4778 - Not so much a damp squib in the World Cup final as a soaking wet squib. Could have taken top spot but now lags by 68 points. Might not be in action again until the 10th December.

3. Jos Buttler - 4636 - Inactive this week. Will be looking to get his form back in a white ball campaign in the West Indies starting on the 3rd of December.

4. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Literally who knows what's going on with Harmer but he's still clinging on.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 4404 - No pyrotechnics with either bat or ball in the World Cup final. Hard to say when he will next be in action. Could be as late as the 17th of December.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 146.8 (Down from 150.97)

Jadeja continues to descend but, luckily for him, so does Gill meaning he keeps his top three spot. SKY goes up the most - a modest improvement of 1.74 meaning he averages 97.53 a week.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3008
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1000

Wickets - *Rashid Khan = 1860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List

Suryakumar Yadav 148
Pat Cummins 80
Usman Khawaja 53
Ravindra Jadeja 29
Shubman Gill 14
David Warner 7

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Cam Green dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Marco Jansen dnp

Overall List

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4636
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404
6 Rashid Khan 4068
7 Devon Conway 4004
8 Sam Curran 3665
9 Babar Azam 3584
10 Marco Jansen 3221
11 David Warner 3113
12 Moeen Ali 3073
13 Suryakumar Yadav 2926
14 Harry Brook 2653
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Pat Cummins 2186
17 Cam Green 2093
18 Usman Khawaja 1924
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Shubman Gill - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Shubman Gill - 221 - Certainly back in form after a bnit of a dip in the 3rd quarter of the year. Still has one more game of the World Cup to continue his fine form.

2. David Warner - 152 - Shows no sign of slowing down in his final tilt at World Cup glory. Has been a constant feature in the weekly Top 5s over the last month. Can he put on a good show in the Final?

3. Pat Cummins - 134 - Nobody can begrudge Cummins' success (apart from maybe Langer). Bagged a 3fer in the semi-final and has one last chance to continue his ascent up the Overall table. He will need 514 points to move into 15th so all 10 wickets and a double century will do it

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 90 - Bit of a quiet week for Jadeja despite the two games. One of the big stars of the final could just have one more last trick to pull.

5. Jonny Bairstow - 89 - Saved his 'best' til last. A cautious knock of 59 ends his World Cup with him just nudging into fifth spot.

Overall

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - His flexi-time approach to this World Cup continued this week as he missed their final game. Retains top spot but has a lead of just 82.

2. Shubman Gill - 4764 - Gill does not like second place. he has not spent a single week outside our Top 5 this year but has only spent 3 weeks in 2nd and never spent more than 1 week in that position. Could he add to his 15 weeks spent at Number 1 next update?

3. Jos Buttler - 4636 - To say that Buttler has been disappointing this World Cup is something of an understatement. Perhaps it is quite poetic that he loses second place in his final outing.

4. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Genuinely impressive just how long he is holding on for. 57 points left in it though.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 4375 - Another week in fifth for Jadeja. You wouldn't expect anything less by now. He has a 339 point on Rashid Khan in 6th.

Other Movers

Perhaps surprisingly, Harry Brook did enough this week to move above the inactive Hardik Pandya to regain 14th place.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 150.97 (Down from 153.14)

Shubman Gill's top scoring week sees his average swell by 2.33 whilst Marco Jansen's high profile zero sees his drop by a rather cruel 3.7.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2490
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

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Runs - Shubman Gill = 3004
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1000

Wickets - *Rashid Khan = 1860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 920

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Ravindra Jadeja - The best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 239 - Jadeja produces one of the bowling performances of the World Cup to win his fourth Cricketer of the Week award. This makes 2023 his most successful year of the two years he has been selected.

2. Moeen Ali - 206 - Waited until England were as good as out before reminding people that he is a competent allrounder. This is his second highest score of a disappointing year for Mo.

3. Shakib Al Hasan - 172 - Has ended the World Cup in decent form after a torrid first two thirds of the tournament. He has now had two successive weeks in the Weekly Top 5.

4. Rashid Khan - 165 - Hasn't been in great form with the bat this tournament but turned it on in a thriller against Australia to boost him into the Top 5.

5. Usman Khawaja - 157 - His first taste of Sheffield Shield action this year and straight back with a century and a Top 5 berth.

Overall Top 5

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - The last two weeks has seen him reopen the gap on the chasing pack - who are more wheezing than sprinting after him. Is likely to finish the year in the Top 3 - you would imagine!

2. Jos Buttler - 4579 - Another stinker for Jos and is a very lucky boy indeed to still be in second place. His misery will soon be over.

3. Shubman Gill - 4543 - Seems to oscillate between one good week and one bad week in this World Cup. If he had a good week he would have moved into second.....but he didn't. Just 33 from the Prince today.

4. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Holding on to fourth despite another week with zero cricket.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 4288 - Despite a weekly top score he still remains in fifth spot and is almost 150 points away from fourth. However there are at least 2 more matches for India in this World Cup so a move up is on the cards.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32 (Up from 155. 8)
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 153.14 (Up from 149.96)

Shubman Gill is out of the Top 3 highest averages and saw his average decrease by the most this week; down 3.78 to 146.55. Moeen improved his dire average by 3.56. His average of 88.68 is the third worst of anyone.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2269
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 2873
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 560
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 970

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1840
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 910

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List In Full

Ravindra Jadeja 239
Moeen Ali 206
Shakib Al Hasan 172
Rashid Khan 165
Usman Khawaja 157
Devon Conway 110
Babar Azam 106
Pat Cummins 92
Cam Green 67
Suryakumar Yadav 52
David Warner 43
Jos Buttler 36
Marco Jansen 34
Shubman Gill 33
Jonny Bairstow 25
Harry Brook 11

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Sam Curran dnp

Overall List in Full

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Jos Buttler 4579
3 Shubman Gill 4543
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4288
6 Rashid Khan 3994
7 Devon Conway 3981
8 Sam Curran 3665
9 Babar Azam 3536
10 Marco Jansen 3221
11 Moeen Ali 3015
12 David Warner 2954
13 Suryakumar Yadav 2765
14 Hardik Pandya 2620
15 Harry Brook 2593
16 Cam Green 2093
17 Pat Cummins 1972
18 Usman Khawaja 1871
19 Jonny Bairstow 1723

Marco Jansen - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly Update

1. Marco Jansen - 250 - Finished second last week and has claimed top spot this week. Claims threefers for fun and then rocks up and smacks a high impact score of 20+. One of the stars of the World Cup. Remains 10th overall though.

2. Shubman Gill - 151 - Back in the swing of things after his illness. Was one of three players who were within a whisker of a century against Sri Lanka but enough to see him finish second.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 143 - Slightly a victim of India's pace bowling strength, Jadeja bowled few overs than he has been doing up to this point. Still manages to finish in third spot.

4. Shakib Al Hasan - 128 - His little jaunt back to Bangladesh must have had some effect as he finishes in the Top 5 for the first time in this World Cup. A slow and steady 43 against Pakistan was his high water mark for the week.

5. David Warner - 121 - Warner would have killed for a score of 81 before this tournament, but such is his imperious form that this seems a rather unimpressive total. His third successive Top 5 score isn't to be sniffed at though.

Overall Top 5

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 4674 - Has now completed a month at top spot. Is facing very little pressure from those below him and extended his lead on second place this week.

2. Jos Buttler - 4543 - A mere 30 points this week for a despondent Jos. I keep expecting him to bang into life...however think this may be it for him in this World Cup.

3. Shubman Gill - 4510 - Up a place this week thanks to his big score against Sri Lanka. Last held this position for one week a month ago. You feel he might be looking up and not down this time though.

4. Simon Harmer - 4432 - A fifth inactive week and down to 4th. His lowest position in 3 and a half months. Should he play South African domestic cricket he now has 625 points to make up to get back to top spot.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 4049 - Doing just enough to keep himself comfortably insulated in fifth spot. He has spent 42% of the year in this position. To put that in perspective, Rashid Khan's 6 weeks in 5th is the second most behind Jadeja's 18.

Other Movers

Despite a score of just 81, Suryakumar Yadav managed to move up a ridiculous two places this week to leapfrog the inactive Harry Brook and Hardik Pandya into 13th.

ones To Watch

Usman Khawaja's protracted spell on the sidelines could mean that, should Jonny Bairstow get more than 16 point this week, Ussie will be the third player to take up our bottom spot.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 155. 8 (Down from 156.76)
3. Shubman Gill - 150.33 (Up from 150.31)

Jonny Bairstow continues to yo-yo up and down the averages. He depreciates by 3.21 points this week and now has the lowest average of anyone - 84.9. Marco Jansen moves up by 5.04 points. He sores 113.82 per active week.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2236
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 2850
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 560
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 970

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1840
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 880

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 830
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List In Full

Marco Jansen 250
Shubman Gill 151
Ravindra Jadeja 143
Shakib Al Hasan 128
David Warner 121
Pat Cummins 117
Babar Azam 99
Suryakumar Yadav 81
Devon Conway 60
Rashid Khan 50
Moeen Ali 35
Jos Buttler 30
Jonny Bairstow 24

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Cam Green dnp

Overall List

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4674
2 Jos Buttler 4543
3 Shubman Gill 4510
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4049
6 Devon Conway 3871
7 Rashid Khan 3829
8 Sam Curran 3665
9 Babar Azam 3430
10 Marco Jansen 3187
11 David Warner 2911
12 Moeen Ali 2809
13 Suryakumar Yadav 2713
14 Hardik Pandya 2620
15 Harry Brook 2582
16 Cam Green 2026
17 Pat Cummins 1880
18 Usman Khawaja 1714
19 Jonny Bairstow 1698