Average
39.7
Best
2010 55.8
2008 46.6
2012 42.8
Toughest
2007 35.2
2011 40.0
2009 40.4
G Gambhir
India · Batter · ODI 2003–2013
Matches
147
Runs
5238
Average
39.7
Strike rate
85.3
100s
11
50s
34
Highest
150
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
43.0 balls
Best
2012 52.2 balls
2010 50.9 balls
2008 45.8 balls
Toughest
2009 39.8 balls
2007 40.4 balls
2011 43.5 balls
A hundred every
13.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 2.3 inns
2008 2.7 inns
2011 2.7 inns
Toughest
2007 3.5 inns
2009 3.3 inns
2010 2.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.7 inns
2011 1.7 inns
2010 2.0 inns
Toughest
2007 2.6 inns
2009 2.3 inns
2012 2.3 inns
A duck every
13.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2008 27.0 inns
2011 19.0 inns
2009 11.5 inns
Toughest
2010 7.0 inns
2012 8.0 inns
2007 10.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
39.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
38.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
84.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
84.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,238
100s
11
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
34
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
65
Highest score
150
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
24.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
8.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
85.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
52.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
361.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
44.8%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
41.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
43.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
30.0
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
48.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
11.1 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
84.8
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
45.5
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
53.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
46.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
26.4
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
2.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
46.9
% of team wins top-scored
20.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
24.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.2%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
29.4
First window average
32.1
First window strike rate
75.6
Latest window runs per innings
36.8
Latest window average
37.9
Latest window strike rate
81.4