Varun Bajaj
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 14.2 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.81 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.05 catches per match over 21 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.
16 of 20 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 15.3.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 16 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 14.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 21 matches — 1.43 per match at 15.3, economy 5.81, strike rate 15.8.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 284 runs in 21 inns @ 14.17 (SR 114.86) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 36, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 15.3 (econ 5.81, SR 15.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-19 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 12.67 | 172.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 13 | 1 | 165 | 29 | 13.67 | 105.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 36 | 24.67 | 189.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 233.33 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 5.17 | 72 |
| 2021/22 | 48 | 2 | 253 | 21 | 12.05 | 5.27 | 13.7 |
| 2020/21 | 12 | 0 | 102 | 4 | 25.5 | 8.5 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 10.5 | 6 | 10.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Varun compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.