Stats

Two myths about the IPL

Is Kohli as good at T20 as he is cracked up to be? And did the better bowling side win this year's title?

31-May-2016•Kartikeya Date

Using runs per Test to measure consistency

While we largely look at averages to judge how well a batsman has done over a period of time, a study of match runs often gives a clearer picture

28-May-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Swinging 60

A look at the select few batsmen who touched the average 60 during their Test careers

07-May-2016•Anantha Narayanan

A 360-degree look at the 2016 World T20

A statistical recap of the tournament and its standout performances

09-Apr-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Why not measure the T20 batting strike rate in 120 balls?

A batsman's destructive power is better highlighted if we take into account the actual length of an innings

07-Apr-2016•Siddharth Banka

West Indies: perfectly built for T20

Of all the teams in the tournament, they had the deepest, most lethal six-hitting capacity

06-Apr-2016•Kartikeya Date

Australia v India and the ineffectiveness of the full-length delivery

An analysis of why the bat lorded it over ball in the recent ODI series, combining pitching-point data with ball-by-ball information

14-Mar-2016•Kartikeya Date

Peer analysis of batsmen within a Test

The top batting performances in Tests, when compared with others in the team, and with others in the entire match

12-Mar-2016•Anantha Narayanan

The greatest time to be an ODI batsman in a losing team

Yes, that is what the era we are living in will be known for

20-Feb-2016•Andy Zaltzman

World T20 outliers, and the inimitable Sehwag

The best performances in the World T20s, and a statistical tribute to Virender Sehwag's Test career

13-Feb-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Can a Pakistan captain be judged on stats alone?

Numbers tell a story, but they can be misleading because they don't factor in the chaos that anyone who leads the side needs to deal with

27-Jan-2016•Ahmer Naqvi

The joy of stupendous Stu

A look at the fast bowler's recent hot streak, and statistical highlights from the meltdowns in Johannesburg and Canberra

20-Jan-2016•Andy Zaltzman

The contrasting halves of Pakistan's T20 history

They were the best team in the format till the 2010 World T20. Since then, things have been particularly bad

17-Jan-2016•Hassan Cheema

Pitch Quality Index revisited

An objective, numbers-based analysis of pitches in Test matches, which indicates that the ICC's warning for the recent Nagpur wicket was justified

09-Jan-2016•Anantha Narayanan

The curious case of Miandad's lbw rates

Possible umpiring bias alone does not adequately explain why he was dismissed lbw in Pakistan much less than he was outside the country

18-Dec-2015•Kartikeya Date

All hail the Johnson of 2013-14

And do you know what's the season with most Test 250s?

18-Nov-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Pakistan overachievers? Who'd have thought it?

Over the last five years they have won over half their away series and have not been beaten at home. It is a stark contrast to what went before

30-Oct-2015•Hassan Cheema

The 3-2-1 scale

How about a measure of excellence that rates players' skills across the international formats?

29-Oct-2015•Jon Hotten

Were Indian batsmen of earlier eras better against spin?

Quality spinners have always thrived in India, so it may not be fair to suggest that the current generation of Indian batsmen is inferior

02-Sep-2015•Kartikeya Date

Why slow-scoring sessions are exciting

It's precisely the lack of runs that makes them good to watch, because it means the bowlers are challenging the batsmen

11-Aug-2015•Kartikeya Date

1 2 3 4 5

Showing 1 - 20 of 241

Andrew Fidel Fernando

Andrew McGlashan

S Rajesh

Vithushan Ehantharajah

Matt Roller