Ajanthan Arooran (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 50 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 53 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
21 of 26 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 50 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 8.7.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 2.77.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 19 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 15 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 66 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 50). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 50 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 53 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 50 wickets in 46 matches bowled in (of 50 played) — 1.09 per match at 8.7, economy 2.77, strike rate 18.8.
Fielding — imported matches (50)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 50 imported |
| Batting | 185 runs in 53 inns @ 5.27 (SR 35.22) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 50 wkts @ 8.66 (econ 2.77, SR 18.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 0 RO, 0 st |
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 50 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 5.83 | 44.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 10* | 4.81 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 6* | 7.16 | 152.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 3.66 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | 5 | 104 | 5 | 20.8 | 2.58 | 48.4 |
| 2020/21 | 24 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 8.43 | 2.46 | 20.6 |
| 2019/20 | 31 | 6 | 120 | 11 | 10.91 | 3.87 | 16.9 |
| 2018/19 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 3.67 | 1.22 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 43 | 1 | 128 | 21 | 6.1 | 2.98 | 12.3 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ajanthan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.