How do you rate a cricketer?

[Dawood Ahmad]

Which circumstances, conditions and situations should one look at when rating a cricketer?

 

[Howe_zat]

Moobs, mainly.

 

[Athlai]

If they're from ND or not.

 

[dogwalker]

The way they wear white.

 

[CricAddict]

Actually, that's a good question. Everytime someone brings up stats for a batsman or bowler, invariably there will be a comment saying that one should not rate a cricketer by just stats.

It actually varies from person to person. A burgey might rate a batsman as good if he plays good fast bowlers well on pitches that aid pace while a smalishah will rate batsmen who plays spin well.

In short, there is no definitive answer for that question. Factors that can be looked at for a batsman is

1. Performance away from home
2. Performance against all sorts of bowlers (fast, swing, spin)
3. Longevity
4. Ability to rake up high scores once set
5. Contributing in partnerships

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I follow a simple flowchart method

1. Is the player Mike Garnham? If Yes --->2, If No --->3
2. Player is good
3. Player is not good

 

[test cricketer]

For bowlers it's the ability to succeed not only on good seamer freindly pitches but also on the subcontinent(dale steyn)

for batsmen i think it being good against pace and spin that is one of the reasons why i think ab de villiers is better than hash i feel ab is a much better player of spin and hash does struggle sometimes against the short ball whereas ab plays it quite well

 

[Agent Nationaux]

If they are in foam.

 

[OverratedSanity]

For bowlers it's the ability to succeed not only on good seamer freindly pitches but also on the subcontinent(dale steyn)

for batsmen i think it being good against pace and spin that is one of the reasons why i think ab de villiers is better than hash i feel ab is a much better player of spin and hash does struggle sometimes against the short ball whereas ab plays it quite well

The hell? Amla is incredible against spin.

 

[Dan]

I follow a simple flowchart method

1. Is the player Mike Garnham? If Yes --->2, If No --->3
2. Player is good
3. Player is not good

But what about Peter Such? Jesse Ryder? Sajid Mahmood?!?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

IPL pay cheque

 

[cnerd123]

I think what all of us really want to know Dawood, is how do you rate a cricketer?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

But what about Peter Such? Jesse Ryder? Sajid Mahmood?!?

Okay, okay. You got me. The real flow chart is a darn sight more complicated than I have made out.

 

[ajdude]

If they are in foam.

strockplay is pivotal too

 

[test cricketer]

Amla is pretty good against spin but on a sqaure turner with bounce he would struggle more than de villiers as he seldom uses his feet hardly ever sweeps and i cant really see him dominating a good spinner

 

[dogwalker]

Swann, 2012

 

[OverratedSanity]

Amla is pretty good against spin but on a sqaure turner with bounce he would struggle more than de villiers as he seldom uses his feet hardly ever sweeps and i cant really see him dominating a good spinner

Amla saved the Test at Colombo this year against Herath pretty much by himself on a pitch that turned plenty. He also almost pulled off a miraculous draw at Kolkata in the series in 2010 in India where we just literally could not get him out. Scored 500 runs in 3 innings.

Yet to see AB do anything like that.

 

[akilana]

AB dominated Ajmal both home and away and he also has a match winning double in India. A fine 95 against Murali at his best.

 

[dognutz]

What about immeasurable qualities like what he brings to a team and galvanises those around him

 

[slowfinger]

How he/she performs under pressure and /or when the team is losing. And performances in lost matches.