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 Aaron Hardie - 107 - Finishes the Sheffield Shield season with a score of 100+ - however, after having been withdrawn from his contract with Surrey, this might be his last score for a little while.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