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Kartikeya Date

The way batters approach the single tells us there is room for bigger scoring in T20

The way batters approach the single tells us there is room for bigger scoring in T20

Can more runs be scored in T20 than at present? It would appear so

12-May-2025•Kartikeya Date
How to be successful in the Champions Trophy? Look to the middle overs

How to be successful in the Champions Trophy? Look to the middle overs

In ODI cricket in 2025, the contest belongs to the team that can maximise batting and bowling efficiency in overs 11 to 40

20-Feb-2025•Kartikeya Date
How lucky were India on their last tour of Australia? A statistical model tells us

How lucky were India on their last tour of Australia? A statistical model tells us

An analysis of expected runs and wickets, based on false shots played by batters

24-Oct-2024•Kartikeya Date
What does the scoring spree of the 2024 IPL tell us?

What does the scoring spree of the 2024 IPL tell us?

An analysis of the ramifications of the higher scoring rate and the impact sub on the contest between bat and ball

07-Jun-2024•Kartikeya Date
What's luck got to do with it: a control review of the World Cup

What's luck got to do with it: a control review of the World Cup

Why England were a pale shadow of their 2019 selves, and how Australia's power-over-technique template paid off

14-Dec-2023•Kartikeya Date
Has Virat Kohli done enough to be called the greatest ODI batter ever?

Has Virat Kohli done enough to be called the greatest ODI batter ever?

As ever with these things, the competition is with Sachin Tendulkar. AB de Villiers and Viv Richards come into the picture too

01-Nov-2023•Kartikeya Date
Why the current India side is the best Test team of its time

Why the current India side is the best Test team of its time

They have won close to two-thirds of their Tests in the most recent cycle, and their fast bowlers and spinners alike have delivered stellar numbers

12-Jul-2023•Kartikeya Date
Were the pitches tougher to bat on in the 2023 India-Australia series or the 2017 one? Here's what the data says

Were the pitches tougher to bat on in the 2023 India-Australia series or the 2017 one? Here's what the data says

Looking at pitching lines and lengths for offspinners against right-hand batters tells a story

13-Apr-2023•Kartikeya Date
Do India choke in high-profile ODIs? Here's what the numbers say

Do India choke in high-profile ODIs? Here's what the numbers say

There is no evidence in the record of "pressure" having an effect on the outcome of a game

27-Feb-2023•Kartikeya Date
Virat Kohli is India's slowest-scoring batter in T20 internationals. Should he go down the order?

Virat Kohli is India's slowest-scoring batter in T20 internationals. Should he go down the order?

In T20, how quickly a player scores depends on how quickly they accelerate, not on their strike rate at the end

06-Dec-2022•Kartikeya Date
Why T20 hitting is not just a more risky version of batting

Why T20 hitting is not just a more risky version of batting

And how Pakistan have not quite caught up with the other international teams when it comes to going on the attack

02-Oct-2022•Kartikeya Date
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
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