Vijay Kumar
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 49 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Only 0.08 catches per match over 49 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 17.6.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.04.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 59 × 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 18). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 18 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 49 matches — 0.08 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 56 innings at 22.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 92 wickets in 46 matches bowled in (of 49 played) — 2.00 per match at 17.6, economy 3.04, strike rate 34.7.
Fielding — imported matches (49)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 49 imported |
| Batting | 1093 runs in 56 inns @ 22.65 (SR 60.73) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 87, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 92 wkts @ 17.6 (econ 3.04, SR 34.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-31 · 2 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 49 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 13 | 3 | 137 | 31 | 12.97 | 97.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 2 | 164 | 39 | 14.56 | 309.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 1 | 306 | 57 | 23.42 | 30600 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | 3 | 486 | 87* | 38.88 | 462.86 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 23.2 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 11.33 | 2.94 | 23.2 |
| 2025/26 | 123.3 | 19 | 418 | 15 | 27.87 | 3.39 | 49.3 |
| 2024/25 | 96.3 | 9 | 279 | 23 | 12.13 | 2.9 | 25.1 |
| 2023/24 | 143.2 | 21 | 376 | 27 | 13.93 | 2.63 | 31.8 |
| 2022/23 | 146 | 3 | 478 | 21 | 22.76 | 3.27 | 41.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Vijay compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.