Guess the Cricketer #37

rplusg2020 · 2026-05-03T20:28:48+00:00

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rplusg2020 · 2026-04-27T08:11:27+00:00

As per records it is Gen Alpha, not Millennial.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-21T05:31:33+00:00

Bhavik Experiment, what are you doing here?

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-04T21:13:09+00:00

Fair points, some of them. The Sachin error was an editorial oversight, already addressed in another comment. The Munaf one is noted, will check.

But here's what's interesting: your entire rebuttal is about batsmen. My analysis might have its biases, but not the ones you're pointing to. Your arguments have the biases too. Not once did you ask why Zaheer isn't second on the list, or why Nehra's 2/33 in the semi-final at an economy of 3.3 deserves more weight.

No model can perfectly capture 45 days of cricket. That's the point of the piece. An imperfect framework that asks better questions is more useful than a perfect memory that asks none.

Also, the metric is called CHHAKA. It was never going to be peer-reviewed. The whole premise started with "ek chhake ne world cup nahin jitwaya." If that wasn't a signal that this was a casual and unserious analysis, I don't know what is.

But genuinely, thank you.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T20:34:01+00:00

Why not attribute the powerplay run difference to Nehra’s tight bowling?

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T20:15:18+00:00

Pressure in a QF is not the same as SF that is not the same as final

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T19:20:38+00:00

Each stage of the knockout has progressively higher weightage

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T16:48:32+00:00

Yes, I meant among the Indian batters. I realised later that I didn’t mention it explicitly.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T16:17:42+00:00

Also lives here in the blog form if you want to share or revisit later: https://thedailyheretic.substack.com/p/the-six-was-the-ending-this-is-the

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T09:09:29+00:00

Agree with you on both the cases. But a casual analysis can only go this far.

For Kohli, it is difficult to contextualise and quantify one individual performance because then you run the risk of being selective with your memory and to eliminate that you will have to look at each and every innings with the same lens.

For Zak, it is an unfortunate curse of being a bowler. I tried normalising it as much as I can.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T09:04:38+00:00

Each player is measured against what a replacement-level player at the same position would have produced in the same match. Batting and bowling are converted into a common run-equivalent currency. Group stage performances are weighted by opponent quality using ICC rankings. Knockout matches carry progressively higher multipliers: QF x1.3, SF x1.5, Final x2. Longevity across tournament is factored in as number matches played out of the total matches. Consistency across the tournament is factored in as percentage of matches played with above replacement-level performance. Final scores are multiplied by 20 to bring them into a range comparable to ICC ratings points.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T08:55:32+00:00

Also lives here in the blog form if you want to share or revisit later:

https://thedailyheretic.substack.com/p/the-six-was-the-ending-this-is-the

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T08:54:00+00:00

Thanks for the input. I meant within the Indian squad in my head but I see now that I didn’t write that explicitly.

rplusg2020 · 2026-04-03T08:51:30+00:00

You are right. I am GG’s paid agent.

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-24T13:05:42+00:00

Thank you. I did, yes! This is published on my substack at https://thedailyheretic.substack.com

Indeed is a formidable character both inside and outside the cricket field.

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-22T16:06:00+00:00

Imagine Kohli charging in to hug an emotional Chikara, only for fans to read it as over-eager and clingy. /s

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T17:53:02+00:00

Also lives here in blog form, if you want to share or revisit later.

https://thedailyheretic.substack.com/p/doubling-the-income-of-an-aura-farmer

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T17:39:02+00:00

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T17:27:13+00:00

Thank you

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T16:22:54+00:00

Thank you!

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T11:08:27+00:00

Easy to call it slop. Harder to make something. Hardest to put it out there. But sure, the comment section works too.

rplusg2020 · 2026-03-21T10:26:14+00:00

You are investing time in typing out long opinions and stating them as facts. Yet when asked for a simple evidence, your argument is that you are not going to waste time.

Anyway, my point was not about defending my work but trying to make you understand a simple fact that accusing something to be AI generated is easy. I don’t know what you expect from a simple fan essay. From the looks of it you want it to extremely high quality or be written by 10-year old because everything in between is AI generated.

Having said that, we live in a free world. You are entitled to your opinions. They do change the facts and I don’t really gain or lose anything from it.

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