Ajay Kumar
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 69 balls (SR 72), then 50 to 100 in just 44 (SR 114) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
23 of 30 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 2 hundred(s), best of 107.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting 67 × 30% · 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 30). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 30 matches since 1 Nov 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 32 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- 875 runs in 31 innings, adjusted average 29.1, strike rate 71.7. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 15 wickets in 17 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 0.88 per match at 30.1, economy 5.37, strike rate 33.7.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 875 runs in 31 inns @ 29.14 (SR 71.73) |
| Milestones | 2×100, 3×50, HS 107, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 15 wkts @ 30.13 (econ 5.37, SR 33.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 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 9 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 32 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 | 15 | 1 | 431 | 107 | 30.65 | 86.9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 0 | 426 | 91 | 28.4 | 72.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 39.3 | 3 | 210 | 5 | 42 | 5.34 | 47.2 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 1 | 232 | 9 | 25.78 | 6.3 | 24.6 |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1.25 | 48 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ajay compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.