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Jadeja vs Stokes Test All-Rounder: Who is Better?
Test cricket has become the ultimate yardstick to measure greatness. Naturally, analyzing the best opening pairs or the master leg spinners requires careful analysis, but the players who are genuine all-rounders can decisively influence the game with both bat and ball, and they are precious commodities.
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SB Market Index: How We Evaluate
But who is the best Test all-rounder Jadeja or Stokes? SportsBoom has delved into this fascinating Test cricket legends all-rounders comparison creating ‘SB Scores’ for their batting and bowling. Combining these creates an ‘Overall SB Score’, and after integrating these with ‘Industry Insights’ which relays expert consensus, we established an ‘SB Market Index’.
The purpose of this guide is to offer a data-driven perspective on which of these India vs England all-rounders edges it as the superior player in the Test cricket department.
Industry Insights
This score reflects consensus from surveyed expert opinions, ranking them on who is more frequently lauded as the superior Test all-rounder.
Industry Insights
| Source | Ravindra Jadeja | Ben Stokes |
|---|---|---|
| Wisden/CricViz Comparison | 1 | 0 |
| CricTracker Comparison | 1 | 1 |
| Hindu Veteran Picks | 0 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman Opinion | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hadlee/Kris Srikkanth | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 1 |
| SportsTak Rating | 1 | 1 |
| ICC News | 1 | 1 |
| Total Mentions | 8 | 6 |
SB Score (Key Batting and Bowling Stats in Test Cricket)
Batting SB Score
Methodology Snippet: Weighted: Batting Average (50%), Total Runs (25%), Combined 100s+50s (25%).
Bowling SB Score
Methodology Snippet: Weighted: Bowling Average(40%), Wickets Taken (35%), Strike Rate (25% - lower is better).
SB Score
| Player | Mat (batting) | Runs (batting) | Ave (batting) | 100s (batting) | 50s (batting) | Mat (bowling) | Wkts (bowling) | Ave (bowling) | SR (bowling) | SB Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes | 112 | 6781 | 35.31 | 13 | 35 | 112 | 218 | 31.93 | 57.4 | 0.87561 |
| Jadeja | 81 | 3406 | 34.75 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 324 | 24.59 | 57.8 | 0.88905 |
SB Market Index
Our comprehensive multi-layered cricket all-rounder in Tests analysis, which gives significant weight to ‘Industry Insights’ (80%) alongside a detailed ‘All-Rounder SB Score’ (20%) derived from their batting and bowling statistics, reveals the following ranking:
SB Market Index
| Rank | Player | SB Score | Industry Insights (Value) | SB Market Index |
| 1 | Ravindra Jadeja | 0.87561 | 8 | 6.575122 |
| 2 | Ben Stokes | 0.88905 | 6 | 4.97781 |
Conclusion on Two All-Round Greats & Disclaimer
Our comprehensive SB Market Index which strongly emphasizes ‘Industry Insights’, ultimately favours Ravindra Jadeja in the Jadeja vs Stokes Test all-rounder debate. His exceptional bowling statistics (leading to a perfect Bowling SB Score) and superior expert rating were key.
Ben Stokes, a phenomenal match-winner and leader, demonstrated statistical superiority in batting and a very tight overall all-round SB Score. The debate will undoubtedly continue, as both players bring immense and often different match-winning qualities to the Test arena.
Disclaimer: This analysis uses career statistics and a weighted SB Score model for batting and bowling, combined with surveyed ‘Industry Insights’. Different methodologies, weightings, or sources could yield different conclusions. This is for illustrative and discussion purposes.
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