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Who is a genuine allrounder? Do Kallis, Hadlee and Jadeja fit the bill?

Who is a genuine allrounder? Do Kallis, Hadlee and Jadeja fit the bill?

Looking at it on the basis of players' batting and bowling contributions per match throws up some interesting lists

04-Jul-2022•Kartikeya Date
Does strike rotation matter in cricket? Yes, but not in the ways you might think

Does strike rotation matter in cricket? Yes, but not in the ways you might think

How the outcome of one ball affects the batter's response on the next varies between formats

20-Apr-2022•Kartikeya Date
Do we really need neutral umpires anymore?

Do we really need neutral umpires anymore?

The DRS numbers over the last three years show that there is no case for saying that home umpires are biased

16-Dec-2021•Kartikeya Date
Are Kohli and Pujara in slumps? Let's look at what the control data says

Are Kohli and Pujara in slumps? Let's look at what the control data says

Looking at whether a batter is in control on a delivery can tell us about the trade-offs they make between risk and reward

26-Aug-2021•Kartikeya Date
What lines and lengths should you bowl to Kohli, Smith, Williamson, Root and Pujara?

What lines and lengths should you bowl to Kohli, Smith, Williamson, Root and Pujara?

An analysis of beehive data of lines and lengths bowled to these batters from 2012 onwards provides some insights

05-Jul-2021•Kartikeya Date
What looking at James Anderson's and Ishant Sharma's careers as collections of spells tells us about them as bowlers

What looking at James Anderson's and Ishant Sharma's careers as collections of spells tells us about them as bowlers

There's a fair bit to be learned by looking at these bowlers in terms of the support (or lack of it) at the other end

30-Mar-2021•Kartikeya Date
How long can a batsman score poorly before it's more serious than just a matter of bad form?

How long can a batsman score poorly before it's more serious than just a matter of bad form?

Why form is more about technique than scores

19-Jan-2021•Kartikeya Date
T20 openers are more conservative than they need to be

T20 openers are more conservative than they need to be

They use up more of the team's innings than they need to for the runs they produce

04-Oct-2020•Kartikeya Date
Which current player is No. 2 among Test batsmen of all time when measured against the performances of the average player?

Which current player is No. 2 among Test batsmen of all time when measured against the performances of the average player?

The Runs Above Average Replacement metric provides a fuller assessment of batsmen than just their average

19-Jul-2020•Kartikeya Date
Is the DRS a good thing? Yes if you're a fingerspinner, no if you're a left-hand batsman

Is the DRS a good thing? Yes if you're a fingerspinner, no if you're a left-hand batsman

How have batsmen and bowlers gained and lost under the various eras of the lbw law?

12-Jun-2020•Kartikeya Date
Why New Zealand should be at the top of the ODI rankings now

Why New Zealand should be at the top of the ODI rankings now

It's a good idea for the ICC to adopt the ELO system to rank teams

13-May-2020•Kartikeya Date
Is there an advantage to having left-right pairs at the crease?

Is there an advantage to having left-right pairs at the crease?

In the first half of ODI innings, yes. In Tests, not really

20-Mar-2020•Kartikeya Date
Four-day Tests could be game-changing if they are structured right

Four-day Tests could be game-changing if they are structured right

To be truly successful, Test cricket has to fit better into contemporary life

05-Feb-2020•Kartikeya Date
Kohli and de Villiers in limited-overs chases: who does it better?

Kohli and de Villiers in limited-overs chases: who does it better?

An analysis of their numbers brings distinct patterns to light

11-Jan-2020•Kartikeya Date
How do we rate an ODI century made in 1972 against one made this year?

How do we rate an ODI century made in 1972 against one made this year?

There are ways to account for the fluctuating value of a hundred in one-dayers

23-Nov-2019•Kartikeya Date
Was Dhoni someone who looked to take games to the last over? Not quite

Was Dhoni someone who looked to take games to the last over? Not quite

To see him in that light is to misunderstand what he truly brought to the game

21-Sep-2019•Kartikeya Date
Why Kohli's side is the best Indian ODI team ever

Why Kohli's side is the best Indian ODI team ever

Looking at how they have performed against top-rated opposition bears out the claim

24-Jul-2019•Kartikeya Date
Why the bat-ball balance now is probably the best it has been in ODI history

Why the bat-ball balance now is probably the best it has been in ODI history

The ICC has been on a quest to get it right since 2005; the rules put in place four years ago might be the closest we have come to optimum so far

01-Jul-2019•Kartikeya Date
Keep wickets in hand or go hard? A look at the first 25 years of ODI history

Keep wickets in hand or go hard? A look at the first 25 years of ODI history

A look at how ODI cricket before 2005 approached the question of risking wickets efficiently to score the highest possible total

07-Jun-2019•Kartikeya Date
T20 chases are won and lost in the first ten overs, not the last ten

T20 chases are won and lost in the first ten overs, not the last ten

Conventional wisdom still advocates keeping wickets in hand for sustained attack in the second half of a chase. The results say that's not quite the way to go about things

10-May-2019•Kartikeya Date
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Bumrah and Harshal return to India squad for T20 World Cup

Bumrah and Harshal return to India squad for T20 World Cup

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Asia Cup team of the tournament - Power up top, many all-round options, and fire with the ball

Asia Cup team of the tournament - Power up top, many all-round options, and fire with the ball

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India's T20 World Cup squad: Why Arshdeep over Chahar? And why did Ashwin get the nod?

India's T20 World Cup squad: Why Arshdeep over Chahar? And why did Ashwin get the nod?

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Fakhar Zaman out of T20 World Cup squad with knee injury, Shan Masood called up

Fakhar Zaman out of T20 World Cup squad with knee injury, Shan Masood called up

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T20I rankings: Hasaranga, Kohli, Bhuvneshwar move up after Asia Cup heroics

T20I rankings: Hasaranga, Kohli, Bhuvneshwar move up after Asia Cup heroics

14-Sep-2022•ESPNcricinfo staff
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