In Depth Data Analysis of Performance of Player and Various

Factors Impacting The Game of International Cricket across

SENA Countries

Project Report Submitted in Partial fulfilment of the requirement for

the award of Degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MBA
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Submitted by

PARAS THAKAN

Reg. No.: 2314105379

Under the guidance of

JAGADEESH NAIDU

CENTRE FOR DISTANCE AND ONLINE EDUCATION

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR

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 FEBRUARY & 2025
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This is to certify that Paras Thakan, a student of Analytics and

Data Science, Master of Business Administration, 2314105379,
has successfully completed the project titled "In Depth Data
Analysis of Performance of Player and Various Factors
Impacting The Game of International Cricket across SENA
Countries" under my supervision as a part of the requirements for
the MBA program at centre for distance and online education,
Manipal University Jaipur during the academic year 2024-2025.

This project report embodies the original work of the student,

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 DECLARATION BY THE STUDENT

I, Paras Thakan, a student of Master of Business Administration

(MBA), 2314105379, hereby declare that the project report titled
"In Depth Data Analysis of Performance of Player and Various
Factors Impacting The Game of International Cricket across
SENA Countries" submitted to Centre for Distance and Online
Education, Manipal University Jaipur is a record of my original
work carried out under the guidance of Jagadeesh Naidu,
Associate 2.
I affirm that this project is the result of my own independent effort,
and to the best of my knowledge, it does not contain any material
previously published or written by any other person or material
which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or
diploma at any other educational institution, except where due
acknowledgment has been made in the text.
I also declare that I have adhered to all the guidelines and standards
required for academic honesty and have cited all sources wherever
used.

Paras Thakan

2314105379

Date: 01/02/2025

Place: Bangalore, Karnataka

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 Acknowledgements

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who

contributed to the successful completion of this cricket analytics
project. First and foremost, I want to express my sincere gratitude to
ESPN for offering comprehensive and trustworthy cricket data.
Their in-depth reporting and up-to-date data have been crucial in
guaranteeing the precision and breadth of this endeavor. I also want
to express my gratitude to my professors and mentors for their
unwavering support, enlightening criticism, and technical
know-how, all of which helped steer the project in the proper path. I
would especially like to thank my friends and coworkers, whose
conversations and recommendations improved the analytical
methodology and improved the results. Lastly, I would like to
express my sincere gratitude to my family and friends for their
constant support and encouragement along this trip. The completion
of this undertaking has been fueled by their motivation. This project
is a testament to the collaborative spirit of sports analytics, and I
hope it contributes to a deeper understanding of cricket through
data-driven insights.

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 Table of Contents

S.No TOPIC Page No.

1.​ Executive Summary 5-6
2.​ Review Literature 6
3.​ Research Methodology 7
4.​ Data Analysis and Interpretation 9-51
a.​ Dimension of Various Stadiums 9-25
across the SENA Countries
b.​Impact of Types of Pitches 25-27
on the result of the Cricket Match
c.​ Impact of Weather on the result 28-29
of Cricket Match
d.​Players Performance 29-52
5.​ Findings and Discussion 53-54
6.​ Conclusion 54
7.​ Recommendations 55
8.​ Limitations of the Study 55-56
9.​ References 56-61

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 Executive Summary

This project talks about how various parameters are considered and
analysed by sports analysts to know the reason behind what cost
them in losing or winning a match of cricket. There are various
factors which we will be talking about in this project report are
Stadiums, Pitches, Weather and Players. We can see ahead in the
project report that these factors play a huge role in the result of the
game. Pitches in countries like Australia and New Zealand have
bouncy and fast pitches. In countries like England weather plays a
huge role in swinging the deliveries, if the weather is dusky whereas
in sunny conditions the pitches in countries like England favour
batting. But the weather in England changes continuously
throughout the day. In South Africa the pitches are uneven in nature
or we can say the pitches over there have a spongy bounce which
favours bowlers more. In India pitches are of various types, but due
to dry and humid weather throughout the year, the pitches favour
spinners. Some pitches in India are good for batsmen also for
example Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai has two types of pitches
which are made both of red soil and black soil which usually
favours batsmen. Some places in India have hot and humid weather,
for example in Chepauk, Chennai playing is very tough when it
comes to test cricket. Players are supposed to play through 5 days
and perform physical activities which lead to cramps.
Therefore all in all this project report includes the data from
stadiums dimension, types of pitches, weather conditions and stats
of last 5 years performance of 11 star players.

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 Review Literature

I have gone to github searching for similar kinds of projects which

are done in the field of cricket. To collect the information from
various source codes and how different researchers have carried out
their projects. Usual trends were observed that the databases are
taken out from ESPN Cricinfo stats guru analysis. Similarly the
databases are taken from ESPN Cricinfo.
Various data regarding stadium dimensions and the types of pitches
are usually not present on these websites. To collect these data, I
haven't used any references and looked for images which have been
taken from google images and data is extracted in a tabular format
using those images. Types of pitches are taken by me from
experience of watching cricket and listening to various
commentaries. Before every match there is a pitch report section
where experts share their opinion about how this pitch is different
from the other pitches.

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 Research Methodology

I have decided to go for exploratory study design for this project.

The data includes both quantitative and qualitative data. After
interpreting the various parameters, I will conclude the results. The
data has been collected from ESPN Cricinfo which is the best
database for extracting the data which is used by many sport
analysts to analyze and interpret the data collected from this
database. Some stadium dimension data and types of pitches data
were taken from websites. The link of these websites are put in the
reference section of the project report. Player Stats are taken
because it explains how a player can change the game of cricket
single handedly. For verification of such data it is taken from ESPN
Cricinfo, the same tool which is used by many sports analysts.
Weather is also taken into account as the cricket bowl is completely
influenced by the weather. Whether the bowl will swing or spin it
depends upon the weather. For example in dusky weather the bowl
will swing due to the windy nature of this weather. It also will
impact the performance of players as it will not drain their energy so
much rather than playing in humid conditions which will drain
energy quickly and can lead to cramps. Pitches also play an
important part in the result of the match. For example on a pitch
which has more grass on it, will make it easier for batsmen to play
on it. Well that is not the case always if the weather is dusky then it
favours the bowlers. As you can see from above examples all the
factors must be taken into account before analyzing the match
situation as it prepares a team on how to plan or adapt to win the
match. As all these factors are in correlation and dynamics change.

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The data collected has some drawbacks, because it's a dynamic
game in which anything can happen. There can be a new player who
will perform or the player which we have taken into account are
only players who are considered as stars. Some players have retired
and some of them are not in form. The data is still taken to show the
impact of a particular player, how it can affect the result of a match.
Different conditions which take place in a particular match meaning
when a team is playing aggressive and due to collapse of wicket,
how the team is reacting. This data collected and represented is only
for the analysts to analyse, what should be the team plan to win the
match?
The data contains no duplicates and some data types which are
wrong have been corrected and are represented in a tabular format.
There are no null values and where there is no data I have used
hyphens which can be converted to 0 to go ahead for designing an
algorithm for machine learning and artificial intelligence related
issues.

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 Data Analysis & Interpretation

Dimension of Various Stadiums across the SENA Countries

India

Eden Gardens → Kolkata

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 71
Back Boundaries 64
Leg Side Square Boundaries 69
Off Side Square Boundaries 66

Narendra Modi Stadium → Ahmedabad

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Boundaries Dimension in Meters
Straight Boundaries 72
Back Boundaries 60
Leg Side Square Boundaries 64
Off Side Square Boundaries 70

Chinnaswamy Stadium → Bangalore

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 76
Back Boundaries 56

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Leg Side Square Boundaries 63
Off Side Square Boundaries 64

Chepauk → Chennai

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 75
Back Boundaries 57
Leg Side Square Boundaries 63
Off Side Square Boundaries 64

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Australia
Adelaide

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 80
Back Boundaries 79
Leg Side Square Boundaries 62
Off Side Square Boundaries 63
Perth

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 75
Back Boundaries 69
Leg Side Square Boundaries 72
Off Side Square Boundaries 77

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Hobert

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 80
Back Boundaries 70
Leg Side Square Boundaries 82
Off Side Square Boundaries 71

Sydney

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 80
Back Boundaries 76
Leg Side Square Boundaries 66
Off Side Square Boundaries 68

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Brisbane

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 71
Back Boundaries 63
Leg Side Square Boundaries 69
Off Side Square Boundaries 74

Geelong

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 75
Back Boundaries 57
Leg Side Square Boundaries 63
Off Side Square Boundaries 64

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New Zealand

Eden Park Auckland

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 64
Back Boundaries 48
Leg Side Square Boundaries 63
Off Side Square Boundaries 65

Wellington

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Boundaries Dimension in Meters
Straight Boundaries 66
Back Boundaries 68
Leg Side Square Boundaries 63
Off Side Square Boundaries 55

Hamillton

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 60
Back Boundaries 66
Leg Side Square Boundaries 62
Off Side Square Boundaries 66

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Christchurch

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 63
Back Boundaries 67
Leg Side Square Boundaries 74
Off Side Square Boundaries 74

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England

Lords

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 82
Back Boundaries 70
Leg Side Square Boundaries 60
Off Side Square Boundaries 65

Oval

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Boundaries Dimension in Meters
Straight Boundaries 66
Back Boundaries 68
Leg Side Square Boundaries 67
Off Side Square Boundaries 70

Headingly

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 65
Back Boundaries 70
Leg Side Square Boundaries 72
Off Side Square Boundaries 66

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Nottingham

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 72
Back Boundaries 84
Leg Side Square Boundaries 64
Off Side Square Boundaries 64

Old Trafford

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Boundaries Dimension in Meters
Straight Boundaries 70
Back Boundaries 73
Leg Side Square Boundaries 77
Off Side Square Boundaries 65

South Africa

Cape Town

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 62
Back Boundaries 63
Leg Side Square Boundaries 65
Off Side Square Boundaries 63

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Johannesburg

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 74
Back Boundaries 66
Leg Side Square Boundaries 64
Off Side Square Boundaries 58

Centurion

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Boundaries Dimension in Meters
Straight Boundaries 74
Back Boundaries 64
Leg Side Square Boundaries 60
Off Side Square Boundaries 60

Durban

Boundaries Dimension in Meters

Straight Boundaries 68
Back Boundaries 62
Leg Side Square Boundaries 61
Off Side Square Boundaries 58

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Analysis of Stadium Data

As we can see from the above data that different countries are
having different dimensions of their own cricket stadiums. These
dimensions play a huge role in deciding a cricket match's results.
Whenever the batsman is playing he aims for the shorter boundaries
whereas bowlers try to force the batsman to hit towards the longer
boundaries. If the batsman tries to play against the line, the risk of
him getting out increases. That's why in limited overs when bowlers
are bowling in powerplay or death overs they ball slower deliveries
and bowl towards the longer side (offside/legside) depending on the
ground dimensions. That is how various grounds with various
dimensions have a significant impact on the result of the match.

Impact of Types of Pitches on the result of the Cricket Match

There are various types of pitches which impact the result of the
match. Pitches are classified on the basis of height of grass, amount
of grass and the type of soil with which the pitches are made.

Pitches Based on Amount of Grass

Freshness of the pitch is determined by the amount of grass present
on it. More the amount of grass, the fresher the pitch will be and it
will support fast bowlers when the bowl is new but when the bowl
gets old it will favour the batsman. Such pitches are also known as
green pitches.
Whereas if there is no grass on the pitch then it is called a dry pitch.
This type of pitch will favour the spin bowlers as more overs are

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bowled on such pitches there will be formation of more cracks on
the pitch.
An ideal pitch is always a pitch which is freshly prepared and has
equal amounts of grass and is wet enough to not fall under dry pitch.

Pitches based on Height of the Grass

The Higher the height of the grass the more the bowl will skit on the
pitch and there will not be much turn on the bowl. These types of
pitches will be very bouncy in nature. The shorter the height of the
grass, the drier the pitch will be, the bounce on the pitch will be very
low and these types of pitches will favour spinners more.

Wet Pitch is a type of pitch which has absorbed high amounts of

water due to consistent rainfall. These pitches usually favour the

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batsmans as the bowl gets wetter everytime bowlers bowl on such
pitches. Wet bowl is tough for bowlers to get proper grip and for
spinners it's a huge disadvantage leading to not much spin but the
bowl will skit.
Dead Pitch is even drier than the dry pitch as it has no amount of
grass on it and we can see bowlers footmarks which are like dark
spots on the pitch as shown in above image. These footmarks help
the spinner to get a huge turn on the bowl and completely change
the game by their bowling.

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Impact of Weather on the result of Cricket Match

Dry
If the weather is dry then this will favour the spin bowlers but as the
weather is dry and hot it will impact the performance of players as
the weather is dry. But usually dry weather doesn't impact the result
when we consider the impact on performance of players who do not
get dehydrated quickly. Dry weather helps the spinners as it makes
wide cracks to open up on the pitch easily.

Humid
If the weather is very humid this will have a huge impact on the
fitness of the players as they will get dehydrated very quickly
leading to cramps and impacting the player to continue to play the
match in pain or completely take rest skipping that match. Therefore
humid weather can impact the result of a match as there will be only
10 batsmen which will be available for playing and if that player is a
key player and in form, it will impact the morale of the game
thereby impacting the result of the match.

Dusky & Windy Conditions

These conditions are a nightmare for batsmans and heaven for fast
bowlers. Fast Bowlers get help from the clouds and the winds to get
swing movement not only through pitch but also in the air. This will
lead to more deviations and will be very tough for batters to face
such deviations coming at them around 130-145 km/hr. If the bowl
is new it will swing faster and the bounce of the bowl will be also

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more. That's why in test cricket always morning sessions and in day
night tests the session post dinner is considered as the most
dangerous sessions of test cricket and batsmen are advised to watch
the ball properly and survive this session. The other sessions
become easy for the batsman as the bowl will get 25-30 overs old
and the weather will be sunny. Making it easier for batsmen.

Rainy
Rainy weather is the most disturbing weather in a game. As it makes
batting easy and there is not much for spinners in it. Initially 30
minutes after rain it favours fast bowlers but as the bowl gets older
and pitch gets drier the batting becomes very easy. That's why in
rainy weather , the game becomes a high scoring match. But
sometimes due to frequent rains the batsman does not get time to
understand the pitch and there is lapse of concentration leading to a
batting collapse. One famous example of this can be Gabba Test
2024 Border Gavaskar Trophy played between India and Australia.

Players Performance

Now as we have seen the impact of pitch, ground dimensions and

how the weather impacts the result of a cricket match. Now it is also
important to consider the batsman and the bowler's current form can
impact the result of the match. I will be taking the data from ESPN
cricinfo studying their form of players from 2020-2024 end. I will
be now taking the data of some star players who have made a
significant impact on international players and have shown that they
alone can change the game of cricket for their team. Performance of

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the players will be considered in all these countries and will be
compared. For sharing the data, I will be taking snapshots from my
excel sheet. The excel sheet will be shared in this report itself in the
form of a pdf.
List of Batsmen

India → Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma

Australia → Steve Smith

New Zealand → Kane Williamson

South Africa → Quinton De Cock

England → Joe Root

List of Bowlers

India → Jasprit Bumrah

Australia → Mitchell Starc

New Zealand → Tim Southee

South Africa → Kagiso Rabada

England →James Anderson

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Let's now take one player at a time and then draw our insights by
reading the data. Depending upon the data the form of the current
player will be studied and we will understand the average values of
each parameter and where the following players do well.

Virat Kohli

Test

Odi

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T20

Virat kohli is struggling in form if we compare his performance year

wise his average is around 30 which for the reputation which he has
set is less. This data is taken from ESPN cricinfo which is the most
reliable website for extracting the data. Virat kohli stat shows that he
has been below average but still is considered as one of the best
batsmen in cricket. But I will prefer if he is out of form he must
retire from test cricket. His average was pretty good in 2023 but he
lost his form in 2024 and it looks now tough for him to regain his
form. As it is obvious now that it's the outswinging outside off
deliveries which is troubling him for quite a long time and it
remains like this from the last 4 years which is reflected by seeing
his average and drastic drop in scoring centuries.
Virat Kohli despite his bad form in test cricket has maintained his
reputation and has played exceptionally well with the average of 51.
This is a huge factor behind the success of team india in world cup
2023 despite losing the finals. Virat Kohli has maintained his form
playing in india. But outside India his average is 32, but if we see in

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SENA countries his average is around 50 except in England where
his average dropped to 27. He has scored 5 centuries while playing
in India but he has not scored a century in SENA countries. He was
at the peak of his form in 2023 with his ODI batting average of 72
scoring 6 centuries that year.
Virat Kohli, like in ODI, has maintained his form in the T20 format
of the game. Virat Kohli has maintained the average of 43. He has
scored 1 century against afghanistan. But his average looks
impressive in SENA countries but his average comes down to 26
while playing in New Zealand but his average reaches 71 while
playing in Australia which is more than his average of 46 while
playing in india. Virat Kohli has retired from the T20 format of the
game.
The star player Virat Kohli has proved his mettle in limited overs
cricket but is yet to regain his form in test cricket as well.
Considering his age he must be rested in tests if he underperforms. 5
years is a long period and so many chances have been given to him.
As you can see from the data virat kohli was given 38 matches and
his average remains around 30 which is below par in test cricket.
Though there is no doubt he is a great generational player who has
transformed the Indian cricket team with his captaincy.

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Rohit Sharma

Test

ODI

35
T20

Rohit Sharma has been below average in test cricket. His overall
average in the last 5 years is just 36. But his average is around 44 in
england which is very good considering him a opener facing new
ball and weather conditions in england with a new duke ball
maintaining average of 44 is a huge impact factor. In ODI, Rohit
Sharma has maintained his average of 49 which is really great in the
context of the game. His average in both home and away is really
great 47 and 56 respectively. If we observe there are very few
players who have more average in away games than at home and
Rohit Sharma is one among them. He was at his peak in the year
2023, scoring with an average of 72 and most of the ODI, he played
as part of ICC World Cup 2023. In T20 cricket, Rohit Sharma has
maintained his average of 32 which is a good figure seeing the t20
format of cricket. He has maintained almost the same average in
both home and away of 31.

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Steven Smith

Test

ODI

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T20

Steven Smith is one of the FAB4 terms used for players who have
made a huge impact and have been consistent in all three formats.
Steven Smith has maintained an average of 44 in tests. One of the
best things about Steven Smith is his stance and ability to play spin,
this can be shown through data also in India he has maintained an
average of 29 which is below par but if we see his data in rest of
asia the average touches 47. He has an average of 57 in South
Africa, where the grounds are famous for pace and uneven bouncy
pitches.
Steven Smith in ODIs has just been phenomenal, maintaining an
average of 48. In the test his average was 44, he is a multiformat
player just like rohit and kohli nowadays there are not many players
who play all the three formats smith is one of them. His form was
dropped in 2023 from 60 to around 30s but in 2024 he took his
average above 40.

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Steven Smith in T20 is completely a flop. Anyways he never had a
reputation of being destructive in the T20 format of the game. The
data will only tell how bad the stats are actually looking.

Kane Williamson

Test

ODI

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T20

Kane Williamson has maintained a phenomenal average of 64 in the

last 5 years. He has scored 10 centuries in 16 matches which he has
played in New Zealand in the last 5 years. But his performance
outside New Zealand has been really below average. In the last 5
years there wasn't a single year where his average was below 50. A
true leader at home but needs to start performing well when playing
away side matches.
Kane Williamson, like in tests, has maintained a phenomenal
average of 56 in the last 5 years. His average at home ground is
above 100 and in away grounds also is above 40. Which shows he
has maintained a good record in New Zealand as well as in other
SENA countries. He doesn't have any centuries in ODIs in the last 5
years but still he has maintained his average which shows his level
of consistency. He is the pillar of newzealand cricket after the
retirement of another legend Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill.
Williamson’s form in the T20 format of the game is also good,
maintaining his average of 36. Which makes him one of the FAB4
players among root, smith and kohli. His average is 35 in Australia

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but when compared with other sides his average in away T20 drops
down to 19.8 even below 20.
By seeing all format data of Kane Williamson we can say that he is
the best and no one can overtake him when he is playing in his
country. But when he is entering other countries the form is
dropping that too drastically which is a concern. His form in test
cricket has made New Zealand win the World Test Championship
with an important 50 coming up in the last innings and chasing in
pressure situations.

Quinton De Cock

Test

ODI

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T20

Quinton De Cock is not a phenomenal player of test cricket, but he

is one of the pillars for success of south africa in limited overs
format of cricket. Quinton De Cock has maintained an average of 38
in test cricket. But when we compare his ODI and T20 stats they are
phenomenal in ODIs and above average in T20. In ODI he has
maintained an average of 47 in the last 5 years. He also has similar
averages both in home and away matches of 42, whereas his average
reaches 65 on neutral ground and those matches were of ICC
Cricket World Cup 2023.He was one of the main reasons and played
an important role in helping South Africa reach the semi-finals
where they lost to Australia. After this he retired from ODIs. In T20
he has an average of 31, which is not considered not so good nor
considered so bad. His performance while playing in England is
very poor with an average of only 6. Due to his drop in form we can
nowadays see hendricks open the innings for south africa instead of
de cock in T20.

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Joe Root

Test

ODI

Joe Root is one of the FAB4 players who are brilliant in all formats
of the game. In tests he has maintained an average of 54 in the last 5
years. His average is down to 30 only in Australia but in other

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SENA countries his average is above 40. He has an average of 67
playing in New Zealand whereas his average playing in England at
his home is 61 which is less than the average of 67 in New Zealand.
His average in ODI is only 28 in the last 5 years but his overall
average in ODI is 47. Though he has been poor in ODI and hasn't
played a shorter format of game. He did not have a huge impact but
his impact in test cricket makes him a very important player for
england.

Jasprit Bumrah

Test

44
ODI

T20

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Jasprit Bumrah has emerged from being a good bowler to the best
bowler in the last 5 years.
In tests, He has taken 234 wickets in the last 5 years in just 32
matches. His economy is between 2-3 which is considered as a good
economy for a fast bowler in a test. He has taken 5 wicket hauls 8
times. In the recent Border Gavaskar trophy he was a nightmare for
Australian batters.
In ODIs also he is one of the best bowlers with a wicket taking skill
and has a very good skill of bowling in death overs. He has taken 46
wickets in 41 matches.Playing in Australia his economy is above 6
which can be considered not too good nor too bad either. The main
reason being teams are easily scoring 300 plus total in ODI cricket
nowadays easily.
In T20s he has taken 38 wickets in 28 matches. In T20s the
economy of the bowler plays a major role rather than his wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to bowl yorkers makes him a deadly bowler
along with his slower deliveries. Which makes him a deadly death
over bowler and with a new bowl he can swing the bowl to trouble
the batsman. His economy playing against Australia is high around
10 but when he played against England his economy was 3 which is
phenomenal to achieve in T20s. His economy has remained below 8
except when he is playing in India.
Bumrah is an all format player which is quite rare nowadays to
achieve. He is one of those generational players and leads the Indian
pace attack.

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Mitchell Starc

Test

ODI

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T20

Mitchell Starc is one of the best bowlers which Australia has ever
produced. His yorkers are known to take wickets of legends. He is
the best left hand bowler who can swing the bowl both ways.
He has taken a total of 71 wickets in just 37 test matches he has
played in the last 5 years. He has taken 2 five wicket hauls and
always takes wicket at the crucial juncture of the game. He is also
known for taking early wickets in test cricket. Two famous
examples are the first ball wicket in the Ashes test series of rory
burns and getting yashasvi jaiswal in the first over of the game.
In ODIs, Starc has taken 72 in 42 matches with economy of lying
between 4-6 which is exceptional. Starc has the ability of
performing in the knockout phases of tournaments and especially in
world cups Starc is very lethal. He has taken 5-wicket haul 4 times
and 4-wicket haul 4 times.
In T20, Starc has taken 40 wickets in 37 matches. His economy is a
bit high, lying between 9-10 but his economy drops to 6 when he is
playing in england.

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Starc is a legendary bowler in ODIs and Test cricket, we can also
verify this by seeing his stats above. In T20 cricket he has been
average but we can still say he is an all format bowler.

Tim Southee

Test

ODI

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T20

Tim Southee has been the best New Zealand bowler. In tests he has
taken 121 wickets in 36 matches with the economy lying between
2.7-3 which is usually the case. In tests he has been good but when
it comes to limited overs he is phenomenal. In ODIs he has taken 20
wickets in 15 matches, which shows he has not played too many
ODIs in the past 5 years. One of the main reasons being is his
economy which lies between 6-7 which is pretty high. His economy
is below 5 only in Australia. But in T20s he is the bowler with the
most number of wickets. He has taken 94 wickets in 60 matches in
the last 5 years which is a phenomenal record. He has created the
most impact in T20 in the last 5 years but he is serving New Zealand
for a long time, taking 700+ wickets for his nation.

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Kagiso Rabada

Test

ODI

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T20

Kagiso Rabada is the best all format bowler for South Africa among
the currently playing players. He is also considered as one of the
best international bowlers.
In tests he has taken 131 wickets in just 28 matches which is an
amazing record along with 7 5-wicket hauls and with the economy
lying between 3-3.5. His record is phenomenal in the last 5 years, he
is the sole reason behind South Africa qualifying for the World Test
Championship 2025 finals. In ODIs he has taken 38 wickets in 23
matches with the economy lying between 5-5.3 which is
phenomenal. He has taken 1 5-wicket haul also.
In T20s he has taken 15 wickets in 19 matches with economy lying
between 8.5-9.5 which is slightly on the higher side but is still
considered good in the current era of T20 where the scores are
easily going above 200. He has not made a remarkable impact in
T20s . But in tests and ODIs his records are just phenomenal.

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James Anderson

Test

James Anderson has taken retirement in July 2024, but he is the best
fast bowler of the world. Though he didn't play limited overs cricket
in the last 5 years because of workload and avoiding injuries. He has
served the England cricket team for 22 years, which is very tough
for a fast bowler. We have still included him in our data because he
has taken 704 test wickets only behind two great spinners Muthiah
Muralidharan and Shane Warne. He is the top wicket taker among
fast bowlers and overall third in the list.
In the last 5 years in tests he has taken 127 wickets in just 37
matches with the economy lying between 2.2 - 2.5 which is a
phenomenal record. He has taken 5 5-wicket hauls in the last 5
years. There were 3 instances where he took 7 wickets. He is a

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history.
Findings and Discussion

I have analysed various factors and parameters how the game of

cricket is based upon various parameters. There are certain
impactful findings which are derived from the above data which is
generated and prepared.
The pitches which are flat and are having less grass will favour the
batsmen more than bowlers. Therefore we can expect a high scoring
match. The pitches which are having grass on it or are freshly
prepared will favour fast bowlers more and we can expect a
competitive match, which will favour both batsman and bowlers
depending upon the weather conditions. The pitches which are old
or are very dry, bowling more overs can lead to development of
cracks on the pitch which will make the bowl spin more than usual.
In such cases we can expect a low scoring match as players trouble
playing spin bowling more than fast bowling. Such pitches will also
have a low bounce.
If we talk about weather it plays a huge role in the result of the
match. If the weather is sunny, it will favour the batsman this will
also depend upon the pitch the player is playing on. If the player is
playing in Hot and Humid condition the player can get dehydrated
very fast and if he doesn't hydrate his body frequently he can get
cramps quickly and can impact his performance. In such cases we
can expect a match favouring batsman more as bowlers will sweat
more than usual and find issues in gripping the bowl properly. In
rainy weather also it will not help the spinners as they cant grip the

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bowl properly and the bowl skits instead of gripping on the pitch
and turning. Though such a situation will help fast bowlers to swing
the bowl due to cloudy and windy weather.
Along with factors which cannot be changed there is a player factor
also. If the star player comes and plays a big knock for his team as a
batsman or bowls a beautiful spell taking key wickets can change
the result of the match within a span of few minutes.

Conclusion

I would like to conclude that whatever the factors which I talked

about in detail are playing a significant role in the result of the
match. These factors are analysed properly and verified using the
data which present in the database of cricket. I am confident about
my data and its evaluation as whenever we see a match of cricket,
commentators do talk about these factors and how they play an
important part in the result of the cricket match. These factors which
are discussed above are correlated to each other. For example
pitches and weather are correlated because some pitches behave
good for bowlers because of dusky weather and some pitches which
are good for bowler but due to the humid weather can help batsmen
also. Star Player which we have talked about if they play really well
they can single handedly win matches for their team. For example a
batsman like kohli can set the tone for a team by anchoring the
innings and once settled can score quick runs. Same goes ahead with
the bowler, if the bowler bowls a very good spell can take quick
wickets and win the match for his team.

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 Recommendations

I would recommend others to go in more depth understanding the

game of cricket by seeing the strengths of various cricket teams. I
would also recommend trying to try taking more databases of
emerging players by studying their domestic performances. I would
recommend others to make certain Artificial Learning algorithms
which automatically scrape the data from databases and give
valuable insights without looking at the data manually and draw
insights. This will help new players to understand their game more
properly.

Limitations of the Study

The study has some limitations which I will discuss in this section to
help others try and overcome these limitations. This project report
talks about the dimension of cricket stadiums but one can go ahead
and find the data for average runs scored in 1st innings and 2nd
innings and how it affects the result of a cricket match. This project
report does not talk about how different time of the day impacts the
result of the match. For example if match is in night how much
factor will a dew play and if match is played in morning how will
fresh nature of pitch will impact the result of the match. This report
does not talk about on various grounds how toss also plays an
important role in the result of a cricket match. Lastly this project
does not talk about the performances of recent emerging players and
how it will define the future of cricket. Upon that a researcher can

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take different players for different formats of cricket, will help a
researcher understand things in a better way. The result will then be
more reliable.

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1.​Virat Kohli ESPN Cricinfo Test Database →

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2.​Virat Kohli ESPN Cricinfo ODI Database →
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1=span;template=results;type=allround
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10.​ Kane Williamson ESPN Cricinfo Test Database →
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al1=span;template=results;type=allround
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12.​ Kane Williamson ESPN Cricinfo T20 Database →
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al1=span;template=results;type=allround
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al1=span;template=results;type=allround
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al1=span;template=results;type=allround
16.​ Joe Root ESPN Cricinfo Test Database →
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ss=1;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanv
al1=span;template=results;type=allround
17.​ Joe Root ESPN Cricinfo ODI Database →
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ss=2;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanv
al1=span;template=results;type=allround
18.​ Joe Root ESPN Cricinfo T20 Database →
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ss=3;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanv
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19.​ Jasprit Bumrah ESPN Cricinfo Test Database →
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=1;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanval
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=2;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanval
1=span;template=results;type=allround

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33.​ James Anderson ESPN Cricinfo T20 Database →
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=3;spanmax1=01+Jan+2025;spanmin1=01+Jan+2020;spanval
1=span;template=results;type=allround

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