Average
35.1
Best
2011 53.8
2008 49.6
2009 45.0
Toughest
2012 21.7
2004 25.8
2006 26.4
V Sehwag
India · Batter · ODI 1999–2013
Matches
251
Runs
8273
Average
35.1
Strike rate
104.3
100s
15
50s
38
Highest
219
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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
32.4 balls
Best
2011 43.7 balls
2008 41.3 balls
2003 37.8 balls
Toughest
2012 21.6 balls
2001 24.5 balls
2004 28.3 balls
A hundred every
16.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 2.0 inns
2002 3.8 inns
2009 3.8 inns
Toughest
2012 10.0 inns
2005 8.2 inns
2007 7.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.5 inns
2009 1.7 inns
2011 2.0 inns
Toughest
2006 4.6 inns
2012 3.3 inns
2004 3.2 inns
A duck every
17.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2006 23.0 inns
2003 13.5 inns
2002 10.0 inns
Toughest
2011 6.0 inns
2004 8.7 inns
2001 9.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
33.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
34.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
107.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
101.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,273
100s
15
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
38
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
107
Highest score
219
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
28.3%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
9.4%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
104.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
44.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
7.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
58.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
64.6%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
34.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
29.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
25.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
103.0
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
32.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
41.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
30.4
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
6.2 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
46.4
% of team wins top-scored
17.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
13.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
12.2%
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
30.1
First window average
32.0
First window strike rate
94.6
Latest window runs per innings
38.8
Latest window average
39.6
Latest window strike rate
114.7