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Kartikeya Date

The problem with low catches

The problem with low catches

The cricket cognoscenti is largely eager to give the fielder the benefit of the doubt when a catch is referred. This should not be the case

10-Apr-2014•Kartikeya Date
Why T20 is a disfigured caricature of cricket

Why T20 is a disfigured caricature of cricket

Scaling the contest down to 20 overs without changing the rules only leads to a grotesque imbalance between bat and ball

24-Mar-2014•Kartikeya Date
What can speed guns tell us?

What can speed guns tell us?

They may provide objective information about the pace of the bowling, but the complete picture is provided by also considering the way batsmen respond to pace

16-Mar-2014•Kartikeya Date
Running the rule over modern English batsmen

Running the rule over modern English batsmen

Why Atherton, Thorpe and other batsmen from the 1980s and 1990s were no worse than the current crop

01-Mar-2014•Kartikeya Date
Which batsmen thrive against the best bowlers?

Which batsmen thrive against the best bowlers?

Why Tendulkar and Lara were superior all-round Test players, and why Sangakkara is a freak

14-Feb-2014•Kartikeya Date
Bowling averages and beyond: spinners

Bowling averages and beyond: spinners

The two phases of Warne's career, and the challenge for fingerspinners in Tests

04-Feb-2014•Kartikeya Date
How good is Australia's pace trio?

How good is Australia's pace trio?

Johnson was often unplayable but Australia's support bowlers were equally important to their victorious campaign

22-Jan-2014•Kartikeya Date
Would you pick Haddin over Gilchrist for an Ashes Test?

Would you pick Haddin over Gilchrist for an Ashes Test?

Haddin's record against England is better than his illustrious predecessor's, and he played for a far weaker team

11-Jan-2014•Kartikeya Date
Can Kallis really be called an allrounder?

Can Kallis really be called an allrounder?

Jacques Kallis was among the greatest of batsmen who could bowl, but he doesn't belong to the pantheon of legendary allrounders like Sobers, Imran and Botham

01-Jan-2014•Kartikeya Date
Why long Ashes tours are hurting Test cricket

Why long Ashes tours are hurting Test cricket

England's and Australia's established schedules of a five-Test series every other year makes it hard for other teams to create rivalries

06-Dec-2013•Kartikeya Date
Are India's bowling woes part of a larger trend?

Are India's bowling woes part of a larger trend?

Has T20 affected one-day cricket on a large scale, or is it mostly an Indian phenomenon?

30-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date
Is Test cricket in better health than ever before?

Is Test cricket in better health than ever before?

We tend to believe the game was better and more competitive in the past. But the truth as seen through the numbers is more complicated

19-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date
How do openers affect No. 3 batsmen?

How do openers affect No. 3 batsmen?

The success or failure of openers shifts the average of No. 3 batsmen by about ten runs

05-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date
The Barnes standard

The Barnes standard

Many consider Sydney Barnes the best bowler in Test history. Which bowlers match him?

16-Sep-2013•Kartikeya Date
The Bradman standard

The Bradman standard

The Don is head and shoulders above the rest, but which batsmen come closest?

04-Sep-2013•Kartikeya Date
A measure for the strength of a Test team

A measure for the strength of a Test team

Introducing a method of boiling a team's prowess down to a numerical value

09-Aug-2013•Kartikeya Date
The DRS problem: it's not the humans

The DRS problem: it's not the humans

It's the flaws in the system, and not the shortcomings of those who use it, that are to blame

26-Jul-2013•Kartikeya Date
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