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Does that mean Buttler negatively impacts his side if he bats for more than 44 balls? Also, is the avg score just of the 6 players you have studied or overall?

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"In T20, the average score achieved after x deliveries in the setting innings (1st inns) is given below, and compared to the average score achieved by six batters."

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Okay, my bad.

One last thing - What's the reason behind restricting it to first-innings only?

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Buttler has faced more than 44 balls in only 8 of his 124 T20 innings batting first.

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So, in the innings which Buttler faces more than 40 balls, he is below average or just about average. This doesn't sound right, does it?

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Yes. Buttler is probably playing much more balls from spinners after 25+ balls compared to the first 25 balls. That could explain the pattern. Should compare Buttler's SR against pacers vs spinners to confirm.

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While this is pretty logical and I agree Kohli as a batsman shouldn't be picked based on his IPL performances (he's extremely average there), Kohli in T20I is a different beast and I would like to see his stats particular to only T20I.

And his difference in numbers can't be called a David Malan-esque purple patch in internationals, he has been doing that for 10 years now.

Maybe he feels more confident about the remaining batting line-up in India or maybe it's something else, but you can't discredit his international performances

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So you prefer the team to score 130 within 10 overs and get all out or have an accumulator who can hold one end when there's a collapse and smack at the end to boost the total to a 160 or 170?

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