Girindran Balavelan
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 16 imported matches (+0.3)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.2 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
14 of 18 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Going at 6.63 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 16 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 38% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 24 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 37 × 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 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 9 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 16 matches — 0.19 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 2.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 19 wickets in 16 matches — 1.19 per match at 26.2, economy 6.63, strike rate 23.7.
Fielding — imported matches (16)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 16 imported |
| Batting | 41 runs in 21 inns @ 2.23 (SR 7.89) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 8, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 19 wkts @ 26.16 (econ 6.63, SR 23.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-48 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1.72 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3.09 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 10.4 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | 33 | 1 | 238 | 7 | 34 | 7.21 | 28.3 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 15.5 | 5.17 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | 2 | 176 | 9 | 19.56 | 5.68 | 20.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Girindran compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.