Quantifying individual performance in Cricket — A network analysis of batsmen and bowlers

• Published in: Physica A Vol. 393; pp. 624 - 637
• Main Author: Mukherjee, Satyam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Balancing; Cricket; Crickets; Domestic; Games; Gradient networks; Network analysis; Networks; Scoring; Social network analysis; Social networks; Sports; Cricket; Gradient networks; Social network analysis; Sports

Quantifying individual performance in the game of Cricket is critical for team selection in International matches. The number of runs scored by batsmen and wickets taken by bowlers serves as a natural way of quantifying the performance of a cricketer. Traditionally the batsmen and bowlers are rated...