So I got curious about this Vivrant Sharma kid. Everyone’s talking about how he’s the next big thing in IPL, right? Wanted to see how his batting actually stacked up season by season. Grabbed my laptop thinking this would be easy peasy. Boy was I wrong.
The Frustrating Start
First I googled “Vivrant Sharma IPL stats” like any normal person would. Official cricket sites threw walls of numbers at me – runs here, averages there, but nothing side-by-side. Couldn’t tell if his 2023 season was better than 2022 without flipping between ten different pages. Total garbage for actual comparison.
DIY Spreadsheet Madness
Decided to make my own damn spreadsheet. Copied-pasted numbers until my fingers cramped:
- Season – basic stuff right?
- Matches – how much playtime he got
- Runs – obvious one
- Strike Rate – clutch stat in T20
- High Score – peeked at potential
Punched in data from like five different sources cause no site had full history. Took forever. Noticed midway that 2021 stats were missing entirely – dude probably didn’t play that season but nobody mentioned it.
Pattern Hunting
Finally colored the cells so jumps popped out. Instantly spotted stuff raw numbers hid:
- 2022: Orange highlighter glared where his strike rate was pathetic – like 110! That’s village cricket level for IPL.
- 2023: Almost dropped my coffee seeing red highlights on runs column – doubled his output while keeping strike rate nasty at 140+.
- Consistency: Yellow markers showed dude avoids ducks but rarely goes huge. No centuries, just steady 30-50 scores.
Chart junkies would hate my ghetto method but screw it – colors made trends slap you in the face.
Reality Check
Almost shared my masterpiece before realizing – small sample size! This ain’t Kohli’s decade-long data. Sharma’s played under 20 matches total. Stats could flip from one bad season. Wrote giant “PROCEED WITH CAUTION” at the top before screenshotting.
Final takeaway? Comparing players ain’t about shiny websites. Sometimes you gotta torture spreadsheets till they talk. Next time I’m doing this for breakfast bowlers.
