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ESPNcricinfo's stats editor S Rajesh looks at the stories behind the stats
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The Friday Column
The dead-rubber expert, and Vettori's woes
Apr 2, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Friday Column
Successive home defeats, and the extras kings
Mar 26, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The new Caddick, and second-innings fightbacks
Mar 19, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Friday Column
Mar 12, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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New Zealand's solution, and Sri Lanka's problem
Mar 5, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Big-match players, and the day-night debate
Feb 13, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Kallis's run-glut, and the injustice of day-night matches
Feb 6, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Turning around poor starts, and West Indies' slide
Jan 30, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Lara's runs, and West Indian ruins
Jan 23, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Problems at the top, and Fleming's love for the chase
Jan 16, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Numbers Game
Indian high-fives and double declarations
Jan 9, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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The Numbers Game
Jan 2, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it
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Fleming's appetite and Murali's new weapon
Dec 26, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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The Dravid-Laxman symphony, and Lara's run-riot
Dec 19, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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The Numbers Game
Wresting the initiative, and Waugh the survivor
Dec 12, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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The Numbers Game
Inzi's milestone, and top-order baiters
Dec 5, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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The Waugh that raged during crises
Nov 28, 2003: S Rajesh examines Steve Waugh's appetite for the big hundred and the value that he brought to the Australian team
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The real McGrath, and India on the chase
Nov 21, 2003: S Rajesh examines the two bowling stars from the TVS Cup, Lara's awesome run-spree over the last two years and India's not-so-bad record when batting second in ODIs
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The Numbers Game
Fourth-innings gladiators and Ponting airborne
Nov 14, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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Gavaskar's chink, Bevan's successor and Bangladesh's faith
Nov 7, 2003: Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
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Fixing? It's people like us doing it
Ed Hawkins: It's convenient to blame the underworld for every instance of fixing, but it's ordinary punters behind many of them
The perils of scoffing at failure
Rob Steen: Excessive success can destroy inhibition, and hence the capacity for shame
New Zealand shaken and stirred
Andrew Alderson: The second-innings collapse at Lord's has revived concerns about New Zealand's top order
'The most complete fast bowler I've seen'
Allan Donald on one of the bowlers he found intimidating: the relentless Wasim Akram
The hollow feeling of a Monday morning
Paul Ford: New Zealand offered a glimmer of hope to their fans at Lord's, only to snatch it back and smash it to pieces on day four
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
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
Another season in the bottom half
With some of their big names stumbling this season, Kings XI Punjab were rarely serious contenders for a playoff place
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 (48)
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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