S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

Smart stats: Unheralded Indian fast bowlers hit the high notes

Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul and Ankit Rajpoot have all outshone some of the more illustrious overseas fast bowlers so far this season

30-Apr-2018•S Rajesh

DLS explainer: Why Kings XI had to chase just 125

How dose the DLS system work? And would the VJD method have made a difference to KKR's chances?

22-Apr-2018•S Rajesh

How the T20 stars fare against the yorker

The man with the best strike rate against the yorker doesn't feature in this year's IPL

13-Apr-2018•S Rajesh

Morne Morkel: finishing on a high

He perhaps never reached the peaks that were expected of him as a Test bowler, but over the last year he has been exceptional

30-Mar-2018•S Rajesh

A smashing start to T20Is in 2018

The average T20I run rate in 2018 so far is 8.87, the highest among all years so far

23-Feb-2018•S Rajesh

Kohli, Smith and Rabada take top honours

Virat Kohli was superb in all three formats, Steven Smith had an unbelievable year in Tests, while Kagiso Rabada showed once again that he is the real deal

19-Feb-2018•S Rajesh

Awesome in ODIs, poor in Tests

Shikhar Dhawan's ODI record outside Asia is superb but his Test stats are quite patchy, and some of it has to do with how he fares against the short ball in the two formats

16-Feb-2018•S Rajesh

India's spinners dominate in South Africa like never before

Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have turned common perception on its head with a display of unprecedented dominance in South Africa

09-Feb-2018•S Rajesh

Ball trumps bat, Kohli tops Rabada

Stats highlights from a riveting three-Test series, in which the ball thoroughly dominated bat

29-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

A first in Test history: 120 wickets up for grabs, 120 wickets taken

Although it was bowlers' series, Dean Elgar recorded the third instance of a South African batsman carrying his bat

27-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

How England are better than every other team in the middle overs in ODIs

England's ODI resurgence over the last two and a half years has largely been the result of a fearless approach to batting, especially between overs 11 and 40

26-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

Why India's overseas record is a problem

They have a 1-17 win-loss record in their last 24 Tests in Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa

18-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

Rampant Roy rewrites England record-books

Stats highlights from England's record run-chase at the MCG, including a glut of records for Jason Roy

14-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

No place for top-order batsmen

In the last eight years, South Africa has easily been the toughest country for overseas top-order batsmen (Nos. 1-3). They have scored only seven centuries in 210 innings

12-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

Incredible Smith, misfiring England

Australia's middle order was way superior to England's, while their four-man bowling attack took care of England's key batsmen to ensure a comprehensive series win

09-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

Brotherly hundreds, and Crane's record

Stats highlights from another day at the SCG completely dominated by Australia

07-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

India's dream start, and Amla's early dismissals

Stats highlights from an eventful first session in Cape Town

05-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo stats team

A super year for spinners, captains, and Test results

For the first time in Test history, spinners took more than 600 wickets in a calendar year, while Steven Smith and Virat Kohli led a run-fest for captains in 2017

05-Jan-2018•S Rajesh

The battle of lengths

England's seamers have been more effective than Australia's when bowling a good length, and this MCG pitch could test Australia's ability to take wickets off the short or full deliveries

26-Dec-2017•S Rajesh

Why Australia are in control of the Ashes

A look at ESPncricinfo's control stats, which reveal Steven Smith's mastery, and why James Vince and Pat Cummins deserve more than they have got so far in the Ashes series

22-Dec-2017•S Rajesh

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