Prathik Balachandhar
Representative pathway — 10 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 24 matches (+9.6)
- ● Body of work — 37 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 11.8 over 28 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.14 catches per match over 37 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 11% 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 0 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 42 × 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 (4th grade 24). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 37 matches — 0.16 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 28 innings at 11.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 37 matches — 1.14 per match at 25.1, economy 4.38, strike rate 34.4.
Fielding — imported matches (37)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 37 imported |
| Batting | 257 runs in 28 inns @ 11.8 (SR 41.2) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 28, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 25.12 (econ 4.38, SR 34.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-45 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 37 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 8.75 | 37.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 4 | 124 | 25* | 15.37 | 53.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 2 | 72 | 28 | 11.25 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 18 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 17.5 | 3.89 | 27 |
| 2025/26 | 78.2 | 6 | 361 | 12 | 30.08 | 4.62 | 39.1 |
| 2024/25 | 76 | 8 | 359 | 10 | 35.9 | 4.72 | 45.6 |
| 2023/24 | 68.7 | 15 | 265 | 16 | 16.56 | 3.86 | 25.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
How does Prathik compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.