Naresh Kumar Palani (23)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Division 1 representative (+4)
- ● Body of work — 19 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.11 catches per match over 19 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 19% 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 54 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 2). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 2 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 19 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- 245 runs in 16 innings, adjusted average 18.2, strike rate 94.9. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 11 wickets from 61.0 overs across 15 matches bowled in (of 19 played) — 0.73 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (19)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 19 imported |
| Batting | 245 runs in 16 inns @ 18.18 (SR 94.87) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 47, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 11 wkts @ 19.18 (econ 3.46, SR 33.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-10 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 19 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 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 146.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 7.5 | 78.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 97.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30* | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 28* | 19.56 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 26* | 22.67 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| 2023/24 | 33 | 6 | 96 | 6 | 16 | 2.91 | 33 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 4.55 | 66 |
| 2015/16 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 14.67 | 4 | 22 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Naresh Kumar compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.