Selection of Indian Cricket Team in ODI using Integer Optimization

Abstract

The selection criterion of a cricket team depends on so many factors like average, strike rate, consistency, economy rate, etc. For every factor, it may get a different team, but consistency plays an important role in the selection process. This paper outlines the selection process of players in the Indian Cricket Team for the ODI. A criterion is proposed for the evaluation of different factors on which the selection process can be done. This evaluation describes the consistent and inconsistent players and ranks of them. The players will be chosen at different categories like batsmen, bowler, all-rounder, and wicketkeeper. The evaluation mainly based on the consistency of the player. For this measure, integer optimization programming has been applied, and data has been taken from Jan 2015 to Sept 2017 of ODI matches.