Karthik Kumar
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 30 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 4.8 over 18 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 7.20 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 30 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 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 14.3.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 12 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 4 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 44 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 30 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 30 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 4.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 30 played) — 1.35 per match at 14.3, economy 7.20, strike rate 11.9.
Fielding — imported matches (30)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 30 imported |
| Batting | 74 runs in 18 inns @ 4.8 (SR 37.82) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 13, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 14.3 (econ 7.2, SR 11.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 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 30 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 5.47 | 57.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3.27 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 108.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5.5 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 63 | 11.45 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 27.2 | 1 | 180 | 12 | 15 | 6.63 | 13.6 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 1 | 69 | 8 | 8.63 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 5.67 | 9 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Karthik compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.