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Yuvraj, Irfan shine for India
December 23, 2005 18:14 IST
Yuvraj Singh [Images] and Irfan Pathan [Images] marked their emergence as a new breed of utility players by claiming the honours in the averages charts of the just-concluded three-match Test series against Sri Lanka [Images].
Yuvraj, a replacement for former captain Sourav Ganguly [Images] and with whom he is pitted for a slot in the middle order for the tour of Pakistan, averaged an impressive 50.66 from two matches while aggregating 152 runs.
Ganguly, determined to make a comeback to the team, averaged 28 and collected 84 runs from the three innings that he got to play in the series which India won 2-0.
Pathan did his growing reputation as an all-rounder a world of good by collecting 202 runs from three matches and five innings. With a batting average of 40.40, he put to shame some of the specialist batsmen like Virender Sehwag [Images] (average 18.66).
The Baroda left-arm paceman was also not behind in bowling charts, emerging as the most successful paceman with seven wickets and a bowling average of 26.
But overall, it was Anil Kumble [Images] who was the pick of the Indian bowlers with 20 wickets at an average of 18.70.
For Sri Lanka, there was some consolation as Mahela Jayawardene [Images] topped the batting averages list on both sides with a tally of 255 runs at 51.
Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's figures show he did not prove to be as big a threat for India although he did manage to take 16 wickets from three Tests, the first of which was a rain-marred affair.
India - Batting and Fielding | Name | Mat | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| Harbhajan | 3 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 40* | 59.00 | 69.41 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Yuvraj | 2 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 77* | 50.66 | 58.91 | - | 2 | - | - |
| I Pathan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 202 | 93 | 40.40 | 58.21 | - | 2 | - | - |
| VVS Laxman | 3 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 104 | 38.80 | 43.30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| S Tendulkar | 3 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 109 | 37.80 | 42.47 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MS Dhoni [Images] | 3 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 51* | 37.25 | 74.87 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| R Dravid | 2 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 53 | 36.33 | 45.99 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| A Agarkar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 48 | 30.66 | 56.44 | - | - | 1 | - |
| S Ganguly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 40 | 28.00 | 31.34 | - | - | 1 | - |
| A Kumble | 3 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 29* | 22.33 | 39.64 | - | - | 2 | - |
| V Sehwag | 2 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 36 | 18.66 | 87.50 | - | - | 3 | - |
| G Gambhir | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 10.80 | 45.37 | - | - | 4 | - |
| M Kaif | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | 37.14 | - | - | 5 | - |
India - Bowling
| Name | Mat | O | M | R | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 10 | SR | Econ |
| A Kumble | 3 | 138.3 | 28 | 374 | 20 | 18.70 | 6-72 | 2 | 1 | 41.5 | 2.70 |
| Harbhajan | 3 | 103.1 | 17 | 312 | 14 | 22.28 | 7-62 | 1 | 1 | 44.2 | 3.02 |
| I Pathan | 3 | 62 | 12 | 182 | 7 | 26.00 | 3-34 | - | - | 53.1 | 2.93 |
| A Agarkar | 3 | 59 | 16 | 150 | 3 | 50.00 | 2-45 | - | - | 118.0 | 2.54 |
| S Ganguly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.00 |
| V Sehwag | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.00 |
| S Tendulkar | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.16 |
Sri Lanka - Batting and Fielding
| Name | Mat | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| M Jayawardene | 3 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 71 | 51.00 | 56.16 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| M Atapattu | 3 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 88 | 43.60 | 45.79 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| T Dilshan | 3 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 65 | 42.50 | 54.48 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| K Sangakkara | 3 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 41 | 24.80 | 42.03 | - | - | 7 | - |
| W Tharanga | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 24.50 | 37.40 | - | - | 1 | - |
| J Mubarak | 3 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 29* | 21.00 | 41.72 | - | - | 4 | - |
| C Bandara | 3 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 28* | 13.33 | 52.63 | - | - | 1 | - |
| D Gunawardene | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 12.66 | 38.38 | - | - | 1 | - |
| T Samaraweera | 3 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 35* | 10.50 | 30.43 | - | - | 1 | - |
| C Vaas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 9.50 | 42.22 | - | - | 1 | - |
| M Muralitharan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4.25 | 62.96 | - | - | 1 | - |
| F Maharoof | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | 17.14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| D Fernando | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | 9.52 | - | - | - | - |
| L Malinga | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
Sri Lanka - Bowling
| Name | Mat | O | M | R | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 10 | SR | Econ |
| C Vaas | 2 | 64 | 23 | 162 | 7 | 23.14 | 4-20 | - | - | 54.8 | 2.53 |
| M Maharoof | 1 | 33 | 11 | 77 | 3 | 25.66 | 2-52 | - | - | 66.0 | 2.33 |
| M Muralitharan | 3 | 158.4 | 28 | 496 | 16 | 31.00 | 7-100 | 1 | - | 59.5 | 3.12 |
| C Bandara | 3 | 92 | 14 | 296 | 9 | 32.88 | 3-84 | - | - | 61.3 | 3.21 |
| S Malinga | 1 | 44 | 6 | 176 | 4 | 44.00 | 3-113 | - | - | 66.0 | 4.00 |
| T Dilshan | 3 | 20 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 66.00 | 1-36 | - | - | 120.0 | 3.30 |
| D Fernando | 2 | 56 | 14 | 176 | 2 | 88.00 | 1-58 | - | - | 168.0 | 3.14 |
| J Mubarak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.00 |