We look at the contribution of cricket's genuine ODI all-rounders to matches won by their side. We are silenced in awe.
1) Jayasuriya averaged 41.3 with bat and 27.5 with ball in the 233 ODI's he has played for Sri lanka and ended up on winning side. Essentially he provided an additional player to his skipper: a specialist bowler (it was not occasional partnership breaking spin - he got 222 wickets in those 215 matches) and a specialist attacking batsman
His stats in Sri Lankan wins featuring him in playing XI:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49209.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround%3Bview%3Dmatch
[And inspite of many requests Cricinfo still refuses to show strike rates for modern batsmen in lmited overs cricket - THAT would have revealed his full value]
2) We come to the other great all round contributor of our times: Jacques Kallis.
His stats in South African wins featuring him in playing XI:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/45789.html?class=2%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround
Batting avg. of 52.8 and bowling average of 26.3 (186 wkts in 201 ODI's) in South African wins during his career...
[Kallis' stats look significantly better than Jayasuriya's, but the reality of the impact made by these two guys is not exactly in line with the figures. Kallis' comparatively slow pace of scoring and inability to accelerate at key situations often makes him an also-ran in those wins, which very rarely happens to Jayasuriya.]
Anyone else coming to YOUR mind to compete with these two - amongst current players or from yesteryears?
Then please propose your man in the comments column....it will help if you add a statsguru summary of the player's filtered stats of batting avg & bowling avg in all matches won by his side during his career. We can discuss the contenders thereafter.
[Min. qualification: 75 matches won over career length of 10 years+]
[cross posted on Facebook on 23rd March 2011]
1) Jayasuriya averaged 41.3 with bat and 27.5 with ball in the 233 ODI's he has played for Sri lanka and ended up on winning side. Essentially he provided an additional player to his skipper: a specialist bowler (it was not occasional partnership breaking spin - he got 222 wickets in those 215 matches) and a specialist attacking batsman
His stats in Sri Lankan wins featuring him in playing XI:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49209.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Borderby%3Dstart%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround%3Bview%3Dmatch
[And inspite of many requests Cricinfo still refuses to show strike rates for modern batsmen in lmited overs cricket - THAT would have revealed his full value]
2) We come to the other great all round contributor of our times: Jacques Kallis.
His stats in South African wins featuring him in playing XI:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/45789.html?class=2%3Bresult%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround
Batting avg. of 52.8 and bowling average of 26.3 (186 wkts in 201 ODI's) in South African wins during his career...
[Kallis' stats look significantly better than Jayasuriya's, but the reality of the impact made by these two guys is not exactly in line with the figures. Kallis' comparatively slow pace of scoring and inability to accelerate at key situations often makes him an also-ran in those wins, which very rarely happens to Jayasuriya.]
Anyone else coming to YOUR mind to compete with these two - amongst current players or from yesteryears?
Then please propose your man in the comments column....it will help if you add a statsguru summary of the player's filtered stats of batting avg & bowling avg in all matches won by his side during his career. We can discuss the contenders thereafter.
[Min. qualification: 75 matches won over career length of 10 years+]
[cross posted on Facebook on 23rd March 2011]
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