Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Player Marks out of ten - CSCA Season 1

8/10
Venkat Sudarsan:
Almost the lone winner with the bat for WCC this season. His starts up the order were brilliant although the middle order failed to capitalize. He peaked with the bat right midway up the tournament with a brilliant century against RUNS N WICKETS in a T20 match at DB Jain ‘B’. Was very useful with the ball striking at right times to give breakthroughs for the team.

7/10
Kartik Srinivasan:
16 wickets in 8 matches is a great achievement, but went unsupported from the other end on most of the occasions. Got the new ball to swing enormously almost every time to strike early for the team. Got off to a brilliant 42 with the bat against TATA COMM, but not much later on. Being an aggressive fielder himself, he also energized the fielding unit continuously. Much appreciated for his deputy role in the team.

5/10
Murali Mohan:
Took full advantage being the sole left-hander in the side and was easily the only other high run scorer other than Venkat. Being victim of bad dismissals on a couple of occasions, his innings against RUCA at Sindhi and TORNADOZ at DB Jain ‘A’ were ones of character and temperament. Provided good strategies to the team from time to time and was always brilliant on the field.
Sunil:
Being a potential allrounder, his performance with the bat was highly disappointing throughout the series, but provided crucial breakthroughs with his bowling. Being parsimonious on a few occasions injected pressure on the opposition.

4/10
Ashwin:
Not enough opportunities with the bat excepting the semifinals where he played a crucial role to push the team to reach a moderate score. Bowled well in a couple of matches, picking few wickets, but was highly disappointing in catching.
Aditya:
As a captain, failed to score enough runs when it really mattered. Representing the middle order in the line up, he never lived upto the solidity that the team expected. Runs against ROCKERS (league match) & RUCA were the only consolation although both of them were for a losing cause. Ended the series with a disappointing consecutive ducks.
Anantharam:
Had a horrible start with the bat but finished comparatively well although nothing was upto this potential. Did a great job behind the stumps and was responsible for motivating the team on and off the field.
Raghavendran:
Highly disappointing and irresponsible performance with the bat and a moderate performance with the ball, although he is capable of being another terrific allrounder for the team. Has to improve on discipline with both bat and ball.
Vijayanand:
Bowled well in patches, but lack of consistency gave away few more runs. Didn’t get much opportunity with the bat.

3/10
Vishak:
Lot was dependent on him at the opener’s slot, but he never managed to reach upto a blitzkrieg innings. Showed good improvement on the field later as the tournament progressed and unfortunately was unavailable for the semis.

2/10
Lakshmi Narasimhan:
Played out the overs in a couple of matches to avoid an “all out”, but never got anything going with the bat, ball or on the field. Dropped few crucial catches that turned the match in the other way.
Karthik R:
Played few matches up the order and few matches down, but never got enough with the bat.
Sriraj Sukumar:
Represented WCC for one match and although didn’t score there, took a blinder of a catch to bring back the momentum for a victory.