Sandeep Vijaya Kumar
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 31 balls (SR 161), then 50 to 100 in just 28 (SR 179) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Going at 5.68 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 8% of 50+ scores become hundreds (11 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 108.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- ✓ Safe hands — 22 catches in 58 matches (0.38 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 39 × 40% · Batting 70 × 30% · Bowling 54 × 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 40). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 40 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 19 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.34 per match.
- Batting
- 1,570 runs in 61 innings, adjusted average 28.7, strike rate 86.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 25 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 0.96 per match at 22.4, economy 5.68, strike rate 23.6.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 1570 runs in 61 inns @ 28.69 (SR 86.6) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 11×50, HS 108, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 25 wkts @ 22.36 (econ 5.68, SR 23.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 22 ct, 1 RO, 1 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 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 2 | 272 | 108* | 60.44 | 177.78 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 29 | 2 | 675 | 91 | 24.88 | 176.7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 3 | 378 | 69* | 26.16 | 104.42 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 69 | 27.22 | 360.29 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 64.5 | 1 | 368 | 15 | 24.53 | 5.71 | 25.8 |
| 2024/25 | 23 | 0 | 130 | 8 | 16.25 | 5.65 | 17.3 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 30.5 | 5.55 | 33 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Sandeep compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.