LUCKYSPIRE

AB Barath

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

AB Barath — 29 career matches, 1,051 runs and 0 wickets across all formats.

Matches
0
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Explore Full Stats
Bat Avg
26.3

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Punjab Kings · All-Rounder

Career stats overview

15 Test · 14 ODI appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

15 matches

657
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

14 matches

394
Runs scored
0
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

Elite across all three formats

788 wickets across all formats. Equally lethal on spinning Indian decks and unforgiving overseas tracks.

Test cricket is where the numbers peak

A batting average in all-rounder territory, a bowling average in the mid-twenties, a No.1 ranking held across multiple cycles.

A franchise career of its own

250 IPL appearances, 173 wickets — four titles with Chennai, and the 2026 move brings it full circle.

Sir Jadeja

The meme that became a compliment. A cultural marker only a handful of modern players carry.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams AB Barath has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

India

Matches
8
Runs
312

Australia

Matches
7
Runs
287

Zimbabwe

Matches
6
Runs
139

Sri Lanka

Matches
5
Runs
186

England

Matches
3
Runs
114

Bangladesh

Matches
2
Runs
36

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Matches
2
Runs
41

Jamaica Tallawahs

Matches
2
Runs
39

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where AB Barath has turned out most often.

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

Matches
6
Runs
131

Sabina Park, Kingston

Matches
4
Runs
143

Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown

Matches
3
Runs
74

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Matches
3
Runs
125

Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Matches
2
Runs
24

Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet

Matches
2
Runs
83

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Matches
2
Runs
54

Providence Stadium, Guyana

Matches
2
Runs
57

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.