Ajith Rajagopal
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.1 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Out for 0 in 22% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 17 catches in 40 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 63 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 48 × 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 27). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 27 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 17 catches + 4 run outs (3 direct, 1 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.53 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 5.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 36 wickets in 40 matches — 0.90 per match at 25.3, economy 4.01, strike rate 37.8.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 93 runs in 23 inns @ 5.1 (SR 57.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 36 wkts @ 25.25 (econ 4.01, SR 37.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-14 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 17 ct, 4 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 21 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 3.31 | 48.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2.8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12* | 7.56 | 283.33 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 113.2 | 11 | 434 | 18 | 24.11 | 3.84 | 37.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 9 | 157 | 7 | 22.43 | 3.02 | 44.6 |
| 2023/24 | 28 | 2 | 199 | 5 | 39.8 | 7.11 | 33.6 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.18 | 20.4 |
| 2020/21 | 10.3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 3.39 | 62 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ajith compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.