Muhammad Rizwan now holds the record for most T20I runs in a calender year (752 runs at 140.03 averaging 94)
Posted Jul 31, 2021, 4:41 PM UTC
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Avg of 94 thats insane
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It's fucking August too lol he's just been killing it for months on end
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Still July in Pakistan and WI tho
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How is average calculated ? He’s just got one 94+ score in 2021 !
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not outs dont count, and he went not out some 6-7 times this year.
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Yeah, makes sense now !
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Averages are a bad representation is LOC especially T20s
Would rather prefer a predicted score (total runs/innings) at SR for <insert batting position>
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I agree to a certain degree, but since Rizwan opens the batting it's still very impressive and he still strikes at 140 so it's a dangerous combination.
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It's impressive (his average & SR) no doubt. Still doesn't give you an accurate representation of his expected score per innings.
Let's crunch some numbers when he bats at* 1st position (grouping positions would also do)
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/323389.html?class=3;template=results;type=batting
- Expected runs/innings: 52.12 (834/16)
- No out % = 37.5% (6/16)
- SR = 139.69 (834/597)
I personally find this to be a better representation than avg 83.4 & SR 139.69
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Riz Bradwan
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People in Pakistan use to be sarcastic with that statement including me, but this guy changed the way of thinking for all of us, deffo a literal meaning of 'waqt badal dia, Jazbat badal diye'.
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Was he a bad player before?
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He used to play down the order and couldnt keep up with the expectations of a finisher
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Not like specifically a *bad* player but didn't had enough chances to prove himself, plus he wasn't playing in the correct position as well, he was sent to bat at 6 or 5 where u need to play as a hitter and he was struggling to do so, so people started to say he can't hit sixes so Misbah changed his batting order to let him open and BANG:
Hits winning runs against NZ in NZ, and later making and his Maiden Century in T20i hitting 7 6s and 6 4s!
MashaAllah se He's been really good in t20is!
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oh phainti bas kar oye
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These are GOAT level stats man Masha’Allah! What a player we’ve discovered in Rizzy
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And its not just against small teams like sterlings record, not to take any credit from him. These runs of rizwan include those scored against wi, nz and rsa. The man’s in a league of his own right now
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Masha'Allah
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I shudder to think what would've happened if Riz didn't hit that 89 in the 3rd NZ t20. He'd probably be a specialist keeper at 6. Props to Misbah and co for backing him in that series even after 2 failures.
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Props to Misbah and co for backing him in that series even after 2 failures.
We had no other option tbh
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Could've easily just shoved Haider and Abdullah up in the name of "investing in youngsters".
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This is the real answer, Pakistan players only comes good due to luck in selection, not because of management selection which is pretty braindead and hierarchical
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givr credit where its due
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I can see Pakistani players getting moulded into future legends.. and a start of a new era for Pakistani cricket.. averaging 94 in t20 is just nuts even a finisher can't do that
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A start of a new era would generally require the team to not be dependent on just two batsmen
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what if they were really really good batsmen and could consistently carry
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Pakistan Cricket will boom post-WC this year. Maqsood and Fakhar are in a slump, We're actively working on developing middle order batsmen in the PSL and we have like 2-3 international standard bowlers available in each franchise, so I imagine this problem won't last long, though the WC might be a slightly rough patch if the middle order isn't sorted by then.
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Yup. Reminds me of 2000s Indian team and Sachin.
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And wt20 is still left, damn
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How has been Not Out 6 times as an opener??? Mind boggling
His average without the Not Outs is still like, 53, which is still really good
In 2018, dhawan averaged 40ish at a SR I of 147, and scored that many runs in 17 innings.
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Chasing.
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Dhawan in the list was bit surprising but that's Dhawan. He scores a lot of runs. Even in IPL he casually scores 500+ runs. It's just sad that he may not get a single game in WT20. His little test career is also not that bad and undoubtedly he is absolutely great in 50 overs.
Where was Rizwan for all these years? Players like him and Surya (I know he has a lot to prove) are great inspiration for many youngsters. The fact that we have WT20 this year I don't see his record getting broken easily.
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Where was Rizwan for all these years
He made his debut as part of the youngster group brought in post the 2015 CWC (the same one which brought Babar Azam and Hassan Ali). He became second choice keeper behind Sarfaraz, which was a mistake IMO, but that crystalied once Sarfaraz became Captain.
It was becoming more and more problematic to keep him out, we tried, he played something like 50 LOI matches as a batsman or when Sarfarz was injured/rested. After CWC2019 and the disatserous Sri Lanka series, he became our no 1.
Those who follow Pakistan domestic cricket were screaming his praises for years.
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Thanks for the detailed info!
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That was Dhawan’s only good T20I year, otherwise he has been shit for India.
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Cmon rizzu cross the 1000 mark
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He has been a super important part of the team. Watching him bat alongside Azam has been a treat to watch.
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2016 Virat is not in the list? Surprising
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Stats of kohli in 2016: Odi runs-739 (10 matches) Test runs-1215 (12 matches) T20i runs-641 (15 matches) IPL runs-973 (16 matches) Asia cup winner T20 wc semi finalist Man of the series in the 2016 world Cup IPL finalist Man of the series for 2016 IPL.
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Kohli didn't play Asia Cup 2016? Or was it 2018?
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2018
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Thanks. He was a beast in that year.
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641 runs
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Ohk
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He played great in T20Is that year, but not enough matches to make the list. Maybe you are thinking about his phenomenal run in IPL that season
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Here's a longer list if anyone is interested
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284247.html
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Genuinely good, humble and likeable person on top of that. He represents the best of cricket
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'RiZwAn CAn't hIt SiXeS'
~BoJack
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Surprised but pleased to see Dhawan in the list
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This is some insane record!
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He's in God-tier form nowadays.
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One of the greatest success stories. Was never backed by the franchise he played for. Kept his head down, stayed away from controversies and believed in his skills. Now he's reaping the reward for the humble and hard working talent he is.
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What a good record to have with your name.
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Insane.
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And a good 5 months are still left in the year!
An entire WC too
He's been crazy good
Might cross 1000 at this rate.
That could be an unbreakable record then!
Until T20 becomes the only format
he will be such a flop in wc,mark my words. true pace attacks will expose him big time