One more contributing factor to the low non-boundary strike rate for older players, would be the non-willingness to rotate strike especially while chasing. So many times DK and Russell have refused to take that single (atleast going by the eye test).
I am sure there is much more to this but this shouldn’t be ignored or somehow factored in
Very interesting column, the cost-per-ball-by-age-bracket numbers are quite stark when you see them presented this way!
Re: this batting vs. bowling inefficiency, my intuition would be that there are a couple other factors that give batters more relative value: 1) bowlers' season-over-season performance is more variable than batters, and 2) even if you can get a core of bowlers who you're confident in, they are more prone to injury and/or load management. MI in 2022 would be a good example of a team theoretically heeding your advice, then getting burned with only 2 out of a possible 6 seasons played in the cycle for bumrah and archer. Same with GT - they were carried by Shami and Mohit last year, this year no Shami and Mohit is going for 39.4 at 11.25, yikes!
Beyond IPL, I'd point to Lahore in PSL as suffering from the curse of unpredictable bowling performance...
One more contributing factor to the low non-boundary strike rate for older players, would be the non-willingness to rotate strike especially while chasing. So many times DK and Russell have refused to take that single (atleast going by the eye test).
I am sure there is much more to this but this shouldn’t be ignored or somehow factored in
Very interesting column, the cost-per-ball-by-age-bracket numbers are quite stark when you see them presented this way!
Re: this batting vs. bowling inefficiency, my intuition would be that there are a couple other factors that give batters more relative value: 1) bowlers' season-over-season performance is more variable than batters, and 2) even if you can get a core of bowlers who you're confident in, they are more prone to injury and/or load management. MI in 2022 would be a good example of a team theoretically heeding your advice, then getting burned with only 2 out of a possible 6 seasons played in the cycle for bumrah and archer. Same with GT - they were carried by Shami and Mohit last year, this year no Shami and Mohit is going for 39.4 at 11.25, yikes!
Beyond IPL, I'd point to Lahore in PSL as suffering from the curse of unpredictable bowling performance...