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ESPNcricinfo's stats editor S Rajesh looks at the stories behind the stats
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Murali-less Sri Lanka, and dominant partnerships
Aug 20, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The double-hundred experts, and first-over kings
Aug 13, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Dissecting Pollock, and Sri Lanka's home advantage
Aug 6, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Gayle turns it on, and India's nemesis
Jul 30, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Inzamam factor, and no-ball kings
Jul 23, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Mahela's unfulfilled promise, and England's weakness against left-armers
Jul 16, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The bore-a-minute ODIs, and twin hundreds in defeats
Jul 9, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Checking Australia's starts, and a sorry comeback
Jul 2, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Harmison's heroics, and India's opening conundrum
Jun 25, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Cairns story in numbers, and England's saviour
Jun 18, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Analysing Slater, and Headingley's highs and lows
Jun 11, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Rising to a challenge, and unlikely centurions
Jun 2, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The master stonewaller, and Nass the crisis man
May 28, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Atapattu's run-fest, and the Whatmore effect
May 21, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Vaughan's 100% captaincy record, and ODI trends
May 14, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The merits of retaining Gough, and Windies on the chase
May 7, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Capitalising on chances, and Vaas the minnow-basher
Apr 30, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Examining India's middle order
Apr 23, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Hameed's struggle, and Caribbean capers
Apr 16, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Big wins, bigger defeats, and Sehwag's jinx
Apr 9, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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'The most complete fast bowler I've seen'
Allan Donald on one of the bowlers he found intimidating: the relentless Wasim Akram
Monty's haul, and keeper-captains
Ask Steven: Also, most Tests at Lord's, the Don's drop, Olympic gold stadium, and Mandela the cricketer
'Would you want to face Finn?'
Switch Hit: Jonathan Harris-Bass and team talk about England's win at Lord's, 4am Twitter antics, and the week in county cricket
'We've got a good bowling attack for English conditions'
Mohammad Hafeez's resurgence, after three years in the international wilderness, symbolises that of his team
Cricket Sadist Hour: Mark Butcher, Iain O'Brien and Jarrod Kimber discuss why Broad can be great or garbage, and, how Root looks worse topless than Compton
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
A talent that didn't know its own worth
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Unfortunate Sunrisers let match slip away
For 36 overs, Sunrisers painstakingly built a position of strength only for one terrible over to spoil it for them
A time for anger, a time for action
Out of the shattered lives of three young men caught up in allegations of fraud, newer and stronger players must emerge
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Dravid and the art of T20 captaincy (56)
Despite a small squad bereft of big names, Rajasthan Royals' captain has churned out win after win
Anderson's magic not to be missed (44)
None of the other three England bowlers with 300 Test wickets - or many other of the game's finest swing merchants - could have bowled better than James Anderson at Lord's
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry (43)
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
"Minimise sixes" - Two words sum up farcical contest (40)
The eight-over dash between Bangalore and Chennai was as close as cricket played on the field can get to cricket played on smartphone apps
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