Vijaya Kumar Narayana Murthy
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.0 over 34 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
13 of 26 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 5.97 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 41 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 6 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 12 × 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 28). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 34 innings at 10.0 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 14 wickets in 30 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.47 per match at 50.4, economy 5.97, strike rate 50.6.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 276 runs in 34 inns @ 10.03 (SR 48.81) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 14 wkts @ 50.43 (econ 5.97, SR 50.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-30 · 0 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 41 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 15 | 4 | 130 | 32 | 10.98 | 45.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 31 | 8.81 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 18* | 8.64 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13* | 13.5 | 36.73 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 57 | 2 | 289 | 3 | 96.33 | 5.07 | 114 |
| 2024/25 | 34.2 | 2 | 251 | 5 | 50.2 | 7.35 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 17 | 3 | 106 | 3 | 35.33 | 6.24 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 20 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Vijaya Kumar compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.