Surprise Ashes star Marnus Labuschagne moved up 586 spots from last year to become the busiest cricketer on the planet. Joe Root put in more international days than anyone else. Alyssa Healy played more high-level women's cricket than any of her peers. And Virat Kohli continued to top the charts for most balls faced in the international game. These are just some of the findings in the Cricket Monthly's second annual survey of cricketers' workloads - which reviews the period October 2018 through September 2019, features the ever busier women's game, and offers deeper insights on trends in men's cricket.
In other highlights, Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane went past Rashid Khan as the world's most widely travelled T20 cricketer - although there is another Afghan spin sensation in pursuit (read on). And in a world with fewer and fewer long-format specialists, England Test regulars Jack Leach and Stuart Broad played a remarkable 139 days of first-class cricket between them without taking the field for a high-level limited-overs game. Also exclusively first-class in his outings was the joint leader on the board for most Tests played: Australian captain Tim Paine.
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In other highlights, Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane went past Rashid Khan as the world's most widely travelled T20 cricketer - although there is another Afghan spin sensation in pursuit (read on). And in a world with fewer and fewer long-format specialists, England Test regulars Jack Leach and Stuart Broad played a remarkable 139 days of first-class cricket between them without taking the field for a high-level limited-overs game. Also exclusively first-class in his outings was the joint leader on the board for most Tests played: Australian captain Tim Paine.
Keeping up with Labuschagne and Lamichhane
The second edition of our global workload survey. Featuring Kohli, Azam, Root, Cummins, Healy, and a new Afghan spin sensation
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