2016 Player Ratings for India in ODIs

Bowlers

Jasprit Bumrah 9/10

The right-arm pacer has been the find of the season for India. His awkward, high arm action creates doubt in the batsman’s mind, and his super accurate yorkers are right on target, whenever required.

Dhoni used Bumrah cleverly, holding him up for the final overs, where his slower and fuller deliveries hardly gave the batsmen the space to make runs. In 8 matches, he picked up 17 wickets, ending as India’s highest wicket-taker.

Amit Mishra 8.5/10

Yuzvendra Chahal’s inclusion in the Zimbabwe series must have been a jolt for Mishra, who has been trying for a permanent spot in the ODI side since 2002. He became the slowest to reach the 50-wicket mark in ODIs, but looks destined for a lot more if he continues to bowl with the same zest that he did in the series against the Kiwis.

In the last match, his five wicket haul helped India clinch the series, catapulting him to second spot in the list of India’s best bowlers in ODIs this year, with an impressive 15 wickets in five matches.

Umesh Yadav 7.5/10

The reason for Martin Guptill’s troubled stay in India, Umesh Yadav, although inconsistent, provided India breakthroughs in the initial overs with his brisk pace and movement. Surprisingly or not, he has been India’s most successful pacer in ODIs since the World Cup in 2015.

With 15 wickets in 10 games, he would have wanted more scalps next to his name, especially with the added responsibility in the absence of the Chikungunya-hit Ishant Sharma.

Ishant Sharma 7.5/10

Despite playing just four matches, Ishant was India’s fourth highest wicket taker in ODIs in 2016, picking up nine wickets at an average of 27.77, including best figures of 4-77. A bout of Chikungunya brought a halt to what looked like a promising start to the season.

Barinder Sran 7.5/10

The left arm speedster is a tricky customer for right handed batsmen, swinging the ball in to cram them, providing very little width. Also available in his arsenal is the slower ball, as well as the yorker that he employs judiciously. The only concern with Sran is that he loses his radar often, spraying the ball left and right of the stumps when the rhythm is not spot-on.

He was selected for the Zimbabwe tour, and played a total of six ODIs this year, picking up seven wickets with best figures of 3-56.

Dhawal Kulkarni 7/10

Part of a new-look pace combination that was tested in Zimbabwe, Kulkarni came back into the side on the back of a solid season for the Gujarat Lions in the IPL this year. Not someone who boasts of express pace, Kulkarni makes it up with subtle away swing with the new ball and the ability to deliver on the same lengths consistently.

He picked up six wickets in four matches, but was sidelined once the first-choice bowlers made their way back in the side.