- bre aking ▁fifth ▁double - h undred ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁his ▁pen ult imate ▁game ; ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁a ▁record . ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁final ▁aggregate ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 6 5 ▁runs , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁total ▁after ▁that ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 7 . 5 7 ; ▁this ▁placed ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁aver ages . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁success , ▁oppos ing ▁capt ains ▁began ▁to ▁adopt ▁tact ics ▁to ▁counter ▁his ▁leg - side ▁sh ots , ▁placing ▁extra ▁field ers ▁on ▁that ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁to ▁either ▁block ▁runs ▁or ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁ball . ▁Con sequently , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁played ▁the ▁drive ▁more ▁frequently . ▁Wis den ▁reported : ▁"[ He ] ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁a ▁driving ▁player   ... ▁Without ▁abandon ing ▁his ▁delight ful ▁leg - side ▁stro kes ▁or ▁beautiful ly ▁tim ed ▁cut s , ▁he ▁probably ▁got ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁runs ▁by ▁drives — a ▁notable ▁change ▁from ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁cr ick eter ." ▁His ▁change ▁of ▁technique ▁was ▁effective ▁statist ically ; ▁he ▁scored ▁ 2 , 4 6 8 ▁runs ▁at ▁ 7 0 . 5 1 ▁and ▁was ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁aver ages . ▁However