Average
41.0
Best
2000 56.4
1999 46.5
2007 44.3
Toughest
2005 17.4
2004 32.7
2001 37.0
SC Ganguly
India · Batter · ODI 1992–2007
Matches
311
Runs
11363
Average
41
Strike rate
73.7
100s
22
50s
72
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
51.4 balls
Best
2000 59.6 balls
1999 56.7 balls
2007 56.6 balls
Toughest
2005 29.4 balls
2002 44.9 balls
2003 45.1 balls
A hundred every
13.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2000 2.5 inns
2007 2.5 inns
2001 2.8 inns
Toughest
2005 13.0 inns
2003 4.4 inns
2004 4.3 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 1.6 inns
1997 1.8 inns
1999 2.0 inns
Toughest
2005 6.5 inns
2001 2.8 inns
1998 2.5 inns
A duck every
18.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 41.0 inns
1998 35.0 inns
2007 15.0 inns
Toughest
2003 11.0 inns
2001 11.0 inns
1997 11.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
35.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
72.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
71.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
11,363
100s
22
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
72
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
141
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 %
23.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.4%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
73.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
40.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
81.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
49.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
39.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
37.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
35.4
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
34.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.2
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
39.3
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
56.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
28.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
46.4
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
3.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
55.1
% of team wins top-scored
21.8%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
19.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
13.2%
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
38.6
First window average
41.9
First window strike rate
70.0
Latest window runs per innings
33.2
Latest window average
36.1
Latest window strike rate
72.2