Average
50.6
Best
2009 70.5
2012 65.5
2013 62.8
Toughest
2018 25.0
2016 27.8
2006 41.0
MS Dhoni
India · Batter · ODI 2004–2019
Matches
350
Runs
10773
Average
50.6
Strike rate
87.6
100s
10
50s
73
Highest
183
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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
41.4 balls
Best
2009 58.3 balls
2008 51.3 balls
2019 45.6 balls
Toughest
2018 29.6 balls
2006 34.0 balls
2016 34.7 balls
A hundred every
29.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2014 2.0 inns
2009 2.2 inns
2019 2.7 inns
Toughest
2016 10.0 inns
2005 4.8 inns
2010 4.2 inns
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2014 1.4 inns
2009 1.5 inns
2008 1.5 inns
Toughest
2005 2.7 inns
2006 2.6 inns
2018 2.6 inns
A duck every
29.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2005 24.0 inns
2013 20.0 inns
2010 17.0 inns
Toughest
2016 10.0 inns
2007 11.0 inns
2018 13.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
49.6
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
47.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
88.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
10,773
100s
10
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
73
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
150
Highest score
183
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
12.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.6%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
87.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
54.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
53.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
43.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
48.1
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
44.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
53.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
46.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
84.3
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
51.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
102.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
37.7
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
40.4
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
3.8 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
69.0
% of team wins top-scored
13.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.9%
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
34.8
First window average
47.7
First window strike rate
92.4
Latest window runs per innings
34.9
Latest window average
48.4
Latest window strike rate
86.1