Average
39.2
Best
2002 48.1
2005 47.5
1999 46.3
Toughest
1998 21.8
1996 27.9
2000 35.0
R Dravid
India · Batter · ODI 1996–2011
Matches
344
Runs
10889
Average
39.2
Strike rate
71.2
100s
12
50s
83
Highest
153
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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
48.1 balls
Best
1997 57.4 balls
1999 54.5 balls
2000 53.0 balls
Toughest
1996 36.0 balls
2007 37.1 balls
1998 39.7 balls
A hundred every
26.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2004 2.5 inns
2005 2.7 inns
1997 2.9 inns
Toughest
1998 13.0 inns
1996 6.3 inns
2003 5.2 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2003 1.9 inns
2001 1.9 inns
2002 2.0 inns
Toughest
1998 3.2 inns
1996 3.2 inns
2000 2.4 inns
A duck every
24.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1996 19.0 inns
2005 15.0 inns
1999 14.3 inns
Toughest
2007 9.0 inns
2006 13.5 inns
2004 14.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
32.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
36.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
67.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
69.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
10,889
100s
12
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
83
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
144
Highest score
153
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
12.6%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
71.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
363.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
37.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
37.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
41.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
39.0
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
38.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
68.4
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
35.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
44.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
32.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
37.4
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
4.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
50.7
% of team wins top-scored
18.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
10.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.7%
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
34.4
First window average
37.4
First window strike rate
69.1
Latest window runs per innings
34.2
Latest window average
39.7
Latest window strike rate
75.2