Rachin Ravindra - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Rachin Ravindra - 223 - I think it's time we face it up and say we have a bit of a superstar on our hands. Proving his worth in every format. This is his third Cricketer of the Week aware - the same amount as Babar Azam has.

2. Virat Kohli - 188 - Has taken no time at all to get back into the swing of things. Despite being away from action for 2 months, all it takes is one big score and he leaps up out of bottom spot on the Overall List.

3. Sam Curran - 176 - Had failed to impress so far in 2024 but knows what stage he needs to turn it on for. This is his highest score of the year so far, largely courtesy of a half century against Delhi.

4. Travis Head - 122 - Whilst every other IPL contributor's scores have come from two games, Head's comes from that world record game against Mumbai on Wednesday. Should be a mainstay for the rest of the tournament after that.

5. Aaron Hardie - 107 - Finishes the Sheffield Shield season with a score of 100+ - however, after having been withdrawn from his contract with Surrey, this might be his last score for a little while.

Overall List

1. Babar Azam - 1901 - The first of his indeterminate inactive weeks and his lead on second place drops from 717 points to 638.

2. Rachin Ravindra - 1263 - Bursts up the list from 4th to 2nd. Is very much the focal point for the chasing pack of IPL superstars chasing down top spot.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 1254 - An understated start to the IPL season for Indian's latest poster boy. Lots more to play for but he remains third for the sixth week in a row.

4. James Vince - 1184 - Biding his time before the start of the County Championship season. Drops 2 spots to 4th.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1014 - Does just enough to keep himself in his beloved 5th spot for a 4th consecutive week. Has a 121 point lead over Mitchell Marsh.

Other Movers

Mitchell Marsh finished in 6th place for the week and moves up one place overall to be just outside the Top 5. Weirdly, Chamari Athapaththu gets the worst score of the week (21) but still moves up a place to 9th.

Ones to Watch

The tale of the IPL flops is playing out between 7th and 8th place. Glenn Maxwell has scored 52 points across his two games whilst buttler has scored 42. There is just one point between them on Friday afternoon.

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Babar Azam - 190.2
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 169 (Down from 196.4)
3. Jos Buttler - 168 (Down from 199.5)

Jos Buttler drops the most - down 31.5 - but still in our overall Top 3. Virat Kohli improves the most up a huge 38.17 points to 111.67.


Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Yashasvi Jaiswal = 943
One Day = Marnus Labuschagne = 152
Short Form = Babar Azam - 1563

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 932
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 190
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 350

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja - 380
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 70
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja - 220

Fielding – Babar Azam & *Jos Buttler = 150
Fielding Bonus - Steve Smith - 20

Babar Azam - The Best/Only Cricketer of the Week

 

Such is the all encompassing effect of IPL cricket that the sum total of this week’s round up consists of Babar Azam scoring 55 points in the knock out rounds of the PSL. The last time just one player featured and scored so few was the week before the world collapsed into lockdown where Babar Azam (again) scored just 82. Hopefully not a portent.

Which means everything looks largely the same.

Overall

1 Babar Azam 1901
2 James Vince 1184
3 Yashasvi Jaiswal 1182
4 Rachin Ravindra 1040
5 Ravindra Jadeja 952
6 Jos Buttler 798
7 Mitchell Marsh 790
8 Glenn Maxwell 788
9 Moeen Ali 786
10 Chamari Athapaththu 777
11 Shubman Gill 731
12 Marnus Labuschagne 708
13 Travis Head 674
14 Daryl Mitchell 618
15 Aaron Hardie 583
16 Sam Curran 551
17 Steve Smith 518
18 Phil Salt 463
19 Usman Khawaja 338
20 Simon Harmer 250
21 Virat Kohli 147

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Jos Buttler - 199.5
2. Ravindra Jadeja – 190.4
3. Babar Azam 190.2


Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Yashasvi Jaiswal = 943
One Day = Marnus Labuschagne = 152
Short Form = Babar Azam - 1563

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 932
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 190
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 350

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja - 340
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 70
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja - 310

Fielding – Babar Azam = 150
Fielding Bonus - Steve Smith - 20

Babar Azam - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Overall points scored this week are back in the 1000+ category - but player points are reasonably modest. For the second week in a row nobody has beaten their personal best score for the year.

Weekly Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 270 - Absolutely loves his home T20 competition. He has 163 more runs than anyone else in the PSL and has accrued 954 points in the 4 weeks of the competition.

2. Mitchell Marsh - 170 - Has had a poor start to the year, but produces one decent innings and finishes in silver medal place for the week - 60 economy points from 9 overs of bowling isn't to be sniffed at either.

3. Shubman Gill - 150 - One final century in a decent series against England. He scored 622 points across the 5 Tests. Now a week off and on to the IPL.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 126 - Shook off a pretty miserable run of form and struck a score of 90. His 126 is the first score of 100+ he has managed in the last 6 active weeks.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 106 - Always a banker to score 100+ points whenever he plays. Was a relatively quiet final test for Jadeja but will have plenty in his locker ready for the IPL.

Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 1847 - Has an almost obscene 663 point lead on second place....however his Peshawar Zalmi team are now out of the PSL and is seemingly inactive until mid-April.

2. James Vince - 1184 - Finishes the PSL strongly and will now join up with Hampshire. Will spend a bit of time away from the game whilst the chasing pack will be filling their boots on the IPL circuit. Will be out of the Top 5 by the time the County Championship starts.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 1182 - One last half century for Jaiswal in what has been a landmark series for the young man. Finished a mere 2 points off second place having started the series in 12th place.

4. Rachin Ravindra - 1040 - Continues to perform well with the bat for New Zealand and is the fourth player to breach the thousand point mark. His next challenge is to see if he can corner the market in the IPL. If so then we have a true superstar on our hands.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 952 - Comfortably 5th place for the second week in a row. The hap between himself and Jos Buttler in 6th is the second biggest of any in the List (154).

Other Mover

Aaron Hardie's 62 points in the Sheffield Shield seems modest but was enough for him to arrest his descent down the list and move into 15th.

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Babar Azam - 205.22 (Up from 184.63)
2. Jos Buttler - 199.5
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 190.4 (Down from 209.25)

Babar Azam is back up to an average of 200+ after another decent week. Chamari Athapaththu has another poor week and loses 19.9 points and now scores 129.5 points a week

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Yashasvi Jaiswal = 1040
One Day = Marnus Labuschagne = 152
Short Form = Babar Azam - 1778

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 1057
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 230
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 410

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja - 380
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 70
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja - 310

Fielding - James Vince, Steve Smith & *Daryl Mitchell = 140
Fielding Bonus - Steve Smith - 20

Weekly List In Full

Babar Azam 270
Mitchell Marsh 170
Shubman Gill 150
Marnus Labuschagne 126
Ravindra Jadeja 115
Rachin Ravindra 106
Yashasvi Jaiswal 97
James Vince 93
Daryl Mitchell 92
Aaron Hardie 62
Travis Head 59
Usman Khawaja 37
Chamari Athapaththu 30
Steve Smith 20

Harry Brook dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Moeen Ali dnp

Full List

1 Babar Azam 1847
2 James Vince 1184
3 Yashasvi Jaiswal 1182
4 Rachin Ravindra 1040
5 Ravindra Jadeja 952
6 Jos Buttler 798
7 Mitchell Marsh 790
8 Glenn Maxwell 788
9 Moeen Ali 786
10 Chamari Athapaththu 777
11 Shubman Gill 731
12 Marnus Labuschagne 708
13 Travis Head 674
14 Daryl Mitchell 618
15 Aaron Hardie 583
16 Sam Curran 551
17 Steve Smith 518
18 Phil Salt 463
19 Usman Khawaja 338
20 Simon Harmer 250
21 Virat Kohli 147

Rachin Ravindra - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Despite two more cricketers featuring this week, 107 fewer points were scored in what has been a lean week once more.

Weekly Top 5

1. Rachin Ravindra - 139 - Ravindra becomes the second player, after Jos Buttler, to rack up two Cricketers of the Week in 2024. It is worth noting that 139 marks the ninth lowest weekly high score ever.

2. Babar Azam - 124 - A duck against Islamabad but then a customary trademark half century against Multan sees Azam get enough points for second in a week. Three weeks ago he would have been 7th with the same score.

3. Travis Head - 120 - Is doing what Joe Root used to do and bolstering some slipshod batting with points from Economy and in the field. Only a third of his points came off the bat this week. Moves into 12th Overall

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 118 - A poor score for the Sri Lankan as she seeks to prove the doubters wrong in the WIPL. Her score is rather saved by a brace of wickets in her final match of the week.

5. Mitchell Marsh - 110 - A modest Test against New Zealand. A modest amount of runs at a modest strike rate. One modest wicket with a decent economy. Pips into the top 5 and moves into the Top 10 overall.

Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 1577 - Is facing so little pressure from those below him. His lead on second is already an intimidating 393.

2. James Vince - 1184 - A mere 93 points from three PSL matches this week sees his continued struggle to upgrade from the ILT20 league. Will soon be back in the loving embrace of Hampshire though.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 1085 - A well earned rest for the Indian wunderkind. Will be back in action this week hoping to eat into the 99 point deficit between himself and second.

4. Rachin Ravindra - 934 - Ravindra's year is following a bit of a pattern. After 4 weeks of the year he was 6th, jumped at to 4th, then dropped a place a week to go to 6th again. Once more he has jumped 2 places to 4th. Will he descend straight back down again?

5. Ravindra Jadeja - Inactive this week and back in his beloved position of fifth.

Other Movers

Two modest Test scores saw improvements in the Overall List for two cricketers. Usman Khawaja move dup a place to 19th whilst Daryl Mitchell's 79 was enough for him to move up 4 places to 12th.

Ones To Watch

Both Marnus Labuschagne and Shubman Gill are in Test match action this week and have 1 point between them in 13th and 14th. Could be two very upwardly mobile players this week.

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 209.25 (Down from 210.33)
2. Jos Buttler - 199.5
3. Babar Azam 184.63 (Down from 207.57)

Azam's yo-yo-ing average is on it's bottom most point once more. 188.83 three weeks ago, he improved to 207.57 last week but is now back down to 184.63.Travis Head improves his average the most, up to 102.67.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Yashasvi Jaiswal = 943
One Day = Marnus Labuschagne = 152
Short Form = Babar Azam - 1508

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 907
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 190
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 340

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja - 340
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 70
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja - 310

Fielding - James Vince & *Steve Smith = 140
Fielding Bonus - Steve Smith - 20

Weekly List In Full

Rachin Ravindra 139
Babar Azam 124
Travis Head 120
Chamari Athapaththu 118
Mitchell Marsh 110
James Vince 93
Daryl Mitchell 79
Steve Smith 71
Usman Khawaja 61
Moeen Ali 53
Marnus Labuschagne 23

Harry Brook dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Aaron Hardie dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Yashasvi Jaiswal dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp

Overall List

1 Babar Azam 1577
2 James Vince 1184
3 Yashasvi Jaiswal 1085
4 Rachin Ravindra 934
5 Ravindra Jadeja 837
6 Jos Buttler 798
7 Glenn Maxwell 788
8 Moeen Ali 786
9 Chamari Athapaththu 747
10 Mitchell Marsh 620
11 Travis Head 615
12 Daryl Mitchell 600
13 Marnus Labuschagne 582
14 Shubman Gill 581
15 Sam Curran 551
16 Aaron Hardie 521
17 Steve Smith 518
18 Phil Salt 443
19 Usman Khawaja 301
20 Simon Harmer 250
21 Virat Kohli 147