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Anantha Narayanan

Anantha Narayanan

South Africa's fightback, Pope's 196, and Hartley's seven-for: the best of WTC 2023-25

South Africa's fightback, Pope's 196, and Hartley's seven-for: the best of WTC 2023-25

A lowdown on all the top performers and performances from the last recently concluded cycle

28-Jun-2025•Anantha Narayanan
Twelve teams, 12 Tests: the greatest match each Test team has played

Twelve teams, 12 Tests: the greatest match each Test team has played

How do you pick just one match from the many fine ones each team has played? We gave it a shot

08-Jun-2025•Anantha Narayanan
Who is the best ODI batter? Is it Tendulkar, Kohli, Richards, or Ponting?

Who is the best ODI batter? Is it Tendulkar, Kohli, Richards, or Ponting?

A comprehensive rating system to rank the top players in the format

10-May-2025•Anantha Narayanan
We're winning this... wait, how did we lose it?

We're winning this... wait, how did we lose it?

Instances in Test cricket when teams were well ahead of the game after two or three innings, but went on to lose

12-Apr-2025•Anantha Narayanan
Which recent Test upset was the most emphatic?

Which recent Test upset was the most emphatic?

A lowdown on all the major upsets in the last three years

15-Mar-2025•Anantha Narayanan
The best batters, bowlers and pitches of 2024

The best batters, bowlers and pitches of 2024

The top performances of 2024, assessed using an innovative set of metrics

22-Feb-2025•Anantha Narayanan
Which teams would have won a Test championship if there had been one all along?

Which teams would have won a Test championship if there had been one all along?

We retrofit all the Tests played between 1877 and 2025 into a Test Championship League

05-Feb-2025•Anantha Narayanan
The Test Championship League points allocation methodology

The Test Championship League points allocation methodology

The many components that are taken into account to devise a historical Test Championship League

05-Feb-2025•Anantha Narayanan
Which were the most valuable 300s in Tests? And which ones meant nothing?

Which were the most valuable 300s in Tests? And which ones meant nothing?

Analysing the impact and value of all the triple-centuries scored in Tests

22-Dec-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Where does Irfan Pathan's Karachi triple-strike rank on the list of the greatest hat-tricks?

Where does Irfan Pathan's Karachi triple-strike rank on the list of the greatest hat-tricks?

And which country has seen the most hat-tricks taken? A deep dive into all the stats and trivia around the feat in cricket history

16-Nov-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Where does Ravindra Jadeja rank among the best bowlers in home conditions?

Where does Ravindra Jadeja rank among the best bowlers in home conditions?

An in-depth study of bowlers at home, comparing them with other bowlers in the country; and home and away comparisons

11-Oct-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Who are the greatest openers and opening pairs in Tests?

Who are the greatest openers and opening pairs in Tests?

The best individual batters and opening combinations, based on runs scored, strike rates, and performances against top-quality bowling attacks

21-Sep-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Who are the greatest openers in ODIs?

Who are the greatest openers in ODIs?

Picking the best individual players and opening pairs based on runs scored, strike rates, and performances against top-quality bowling attacks in important matches

10-Aug-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Is Kane Williamson's high home average due to easier batting conditions in New Zealand?

Is Kane Williamson's high home average due to easier batting conditions in New Zealand?

A look at batting averages in each country over the years, and batters who have done much better, or worse, at home than others in that period

06-Jul-2024•Anantha Narayanan
That one fantastic performance in a long career - Stuart Broad, Sourav Ganguly, Joe Root and Kapil Dev

That one fantastic performance in a long career - Stuart Broad, Sourav Ganguly, Joe Root and Kapil Dev

Instances of solitary top-class batting and bowling performances by players with long and short careers

08-Jun-2024•Anantha Narayanan
How do the top Test batters compare to Don Bradman?

How do the top Test batters compare to Don Bradman?

A new measure, the Z-Score, gives us a more complete picture of the gap between the greatest batter and the rest

11-May-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Which teams recovered from 24 for 6 and 26 for 6 to win Tests?

Which teams recovered from 24 for 6 and 26 for 6 to win Tests?

A comprehensive look at the greatest recoveries in Test cricket

13-Apr-2024•Anantha Narayanan
Where will today's top Test players finish their careers?

Where will today's top Test players finish their careers?

With some of the best long-format players around approaching the twilight of their careers, here's a look at how many runs and wickets they're likely to end with

30-Mar-2024•Anantha Narayanan
The case of the shrinking Test match

The case of the shrinking Test match

From an average of 331 overs per decisive Test match in the 1990s, the figure has dropped to 295 since the start of 2020

09-Mar-2024•Anantha Narayanan
What is the lowest percentage of a team's score achieved by the top scorer in a Test?

What is the lowest percentage of a team's score achieved by the top scorer in a Test?

And how many batters have had the same score in a Test, or bowlers the same analyses? Deep diving into stats to unearth quirky numbers

10-Feb-2024•Anantha Narayanan
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