Varun Rao (25)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 34 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 8.3 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 34 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.
Out for 0 in 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 23 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.29 for the level played (Club 34). 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 + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 34 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 8.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 32 matches bowled in (of 34 played) — 0.44 per match at 26.6, economy 4.29, strike rate 37.3.
Fielding — imported matches (34)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 34 imported |
| Batting | 134 runs in 22 inns @ 8.31 (SR 34.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 26.64 (econ 4.29, SR 37.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 1 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3.44 | 39.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15* | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/12 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6.33 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 32* | 34.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10* | 7.22 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8* | 4.88 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 12 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 3.5 | 72 |
| 2014/15 | 22 | 1 | 109 | 3 | 36.33 | 4.95 | 44 |
| 2013/14 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 20.5 | 8.2 | 15 |
| 2012/13 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | 6 | — |
| 2011/12 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 19.5 | 4.33 | 27 |
| 2010/11 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 20.5 | 3.42 | 36 |
| 2009/10 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2008/09 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 3.56 | 54 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008/09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Varun compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.