World Cup 2015: Boundaries count high in India and for Indian batsmen

Number of fours and sixes hit in India are drastically high than in any other country.

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Indian batsmen have scored 51.1% of runs in boundaries in India compared to 44.5% runs in when playing outside India. (Source: AP)

India’s batsmen are always known to be the entertainers, especially at home. The small grounds in India mean that the batsmen hit more sixes and fours during their knocks. That results in huge scores both for the team and individually.

But when it comes to scoring abroad, the percentage of boundaries comes down drastically. In fact since 2010, Indian batsmen have scored 51.1% of runs in boundaries (fours and sixes combined) in India compared to 44.5% runs in boundaries when playing outside India.

Here below is a count of boundaries in every country since January 2010. It is revealing that India is the country where most fours and sixes are hit. It also confirms that One-Day cricket, especially in India, is made for batsmen. The period from January 2010 also saw four individual double hundreds being scored in the 50-over format and all four knocks came in India by the home batsmen.

Australia ranks fourth on the list amongst all the host countries.

Boundaries count in all countries in ODIs since January 2010:

A major portion of India’s runs have come in boundaries. The table below confirms India’s tendency to deal in boundaries. But to win the 2015 World Cup, India may have to redraw strategies.

Runs summary of India’s batsmen in ODIs since Jan 2010:

Total runs scored are by batsmen only (does not include extras)

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All stats are until Feb 18, at conclusion of the ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at Canberra