New Delhi, April 15
Dinesh Karthik’s scoring areas in the middle overs, Rishabh Pant’s success rate at the death overs were all put in a data analytics software and shown to the selection committee prior to the World Cup squad meeting on Monday.
In a first by BCCI, the five-member national selection committee was given a three-and-a-half hour presentation, a day before the meeting in order to give the selectors a clearer picture as to where the players stood and what can be expected in the English conditions. It is learnt that the Indian team’s data analyst CKM Dhananjay prepared a special data analytics package doing an entire SWOT analysis of the World Cup hopefuls as well as the opposition since the 2017 Champions Trophy. It was learnt that certain specifics areas were looked into. Like Kedar Jadhav’s strike-rate during a particular phase of play or the specific conditions when the top-three have faced trouble against any particular opposition.
“Things like how England or New Zealand have fared against our wrist-spinners or how Australia has negotiated our orthodox left-arm spinners during a particular phase of play were shown to the selectors,” the source said.
The par-score at each of the World Cup venues also came up for discussion. The selectors were shown England’s playing XI in various home conditions and what exactly worked for the winning sides — home or the opposition. — PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2PcXmX5
via Today’s News Headlines
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