S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

Ponting inspires Australia to a 2-0 series win

Ricky Ponting became the only batsman to score hundreds in each innings of his 100th Test, as Australia cruised to an eight-wicket win at Sydney to seal the three-Test series 2-0

05-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Gibbs sparkles on a rainy day

Herschelle Gibbs did his best to push South Africa's cause of forcing a series-levelling win, but he was thwarted by the wet weather at Sydney as only 20.3 overs were possible on the fourth day

04-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Ponting and Gilchrist reduce South Africa's advantage

Two magnificent innings by Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, and a late strike by Brett Lee, allowed Australia to loosen the stranglehold that South Africa had imposed on the third Test

03-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

South Africa strike after making 451

Three top-order Australian wickets in less than 15 overs on the back of an imposing first-innings total of 451 meant that South Africa were firmly in control of the Sydney Test at the end of the second day

02-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

South Africa ride on Kallis and Prince

Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince were the stars of the day for South Africa as they overcame a wobbly start to finish on a comfortable 3 for 230 on a truncated opening day at Sydney

01-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

A champion at No.3

Ricky Ponting's journey as a Test batsman began almost exactly ten years back, and he's come a long way in that period

01-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Fulton and How demolish Sri Lanka

A year which went so poorly for New Zealand ended on a sparkling note as they notched up only their sixth victory in 19 one-day internationals with a convincing seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Queenstown

31-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Fulton and How demolish Sri Lanka

30-Dec-2005•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Gilchrist's slump, and a year for the middle order

Adam Gilchrist's average slips to below 50, and a look back at what the numbers show in 2005

30-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Wag the tail, Indian spin and sticky Rudolph

Which team has relied most heavily on their tailenders to prop them, and Jacques Rudolph's epic against Australia

23-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

India move up to second place

India's emphatic 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka has lifted them to second place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time since the ranking system was introduced in 2001

22-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Some bright sparks amid the gloom

Many expected this day to be the last of the Test series, but Sri Lanka's batsmen showed that they weren't ready to lie down and allow the Indian spinners to trample all over them

21-Dec-2005•The Verdict by S Rajesh

Pathan's batting lesson to the top order

How Irfan Pathan's straight-bat approach paid dividends

12-Dec-2005•On the Ball with S Rajesh

The Vaas story in numbers

He has played the support act to a certain spin wizard called Muttiah Muralitharan almost all his career, but Chaminda Vaas's contribution to Sri Lankan cricket has been immense

12-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Tendulkar's journey in numbers

A stats analysis of Sachin Tendulkar's 35 Test centuries

10-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Overdose for the officials

If you thought the players were the only ones suffering from a packed itinerary, take a look at the plight of the elite umpires

09-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Tendulkar v other top batsmen in run-chases

How does Sachin Tendulkar compare when India chase challenging totals in ODIs? The Numbers Game investigates

02-Dec-2005•S Rajesh

Hayden takes Australia to 3-0 sweep

An unbeaten 87 by Matthew Hayden led the way for Australia, as they clinched a seven-wicket win in the third Test at Adelaide to seal the series 3-0

29-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Warne puts Australia in sight of victory

A Test in which both teams had held sway at different stages turned - probably decisively - Australia's way of the fourth day at Adelaide

28-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Hussey and Bravo share the honours

After scoring a hundred at the top of the order at Hobart, Michael Hussey showed just how valuable he could be in the middle order, making a fine unbeaten 91

27-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

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