Many times in the last few Test matches of an already decided Test series, some players score big hundreds, and/or take 5 wicket hauls, thus improving their overall stats and reputations.
Similar is the case in ODI series tournaments.. many times when your team has already lost the series, or thrown out of the tournament, and can't make it to the next stage, players perform in such ODIs.
How do you rate these performances ? Should we neglect all of them.. or do they carry some weight as some teams want to win every match they play and some teams want to avoid whitewash .. and such performances play a role in that.
In the context of a single match, a dead match is when the match is already decided.. and your effort is only going to delay the inevitable.. but not change the course of the match.. do you rate such an innings and/or wickets taken in that context ?
Discuss.
Similar is the case in ODI series tournaments.. many times when your team has already lost the series, or thrown out of the tournament, and can't make it to the next stage, players perform in such ODIs.
How do you rate these performances ? Should we neglect all of them.. or do they carry some weight as some teams want to win every match they play and some teams want to avoid whitewash .. and such performances play a role in that.
In the context of a single match, a dead match is when the match is already decided.. and your effort is only going to delay the inevitable.. but not change the course of the match.. do you rate such an innings and/or wickets taken in that context ?
Discuss.