The Invincibles, Lloyd's West Indians, Waugh's Australians and others are in the mix. Who's on top?

India's spin duo had a fine home season against West Indies, but a far bigger task awaits

Stats highlights from a riveting final day in Mumbai

First-timers have had a golden run in Test cricket in 2011. Here's an in-depth stats analysis of this phenomenon

Stats highlights from a riveting Test series between South Africa and Australia

Stats highlights from an absolutely riveting day of Test cricket at the Wanderers

Even in his own era, Big Bird towered over everyone else as an ODI bowler

Both Ponting and Gambhir average less than 30 in their last 25 Test innings. Plus: the uncanny similarities between two West Indies two left-handers

South Africa survived a manic second day to pull off an incredible eight-wicket victory in Cape Town. Stats highlights from what turned out to be a pretty tame third day

Pakistan's line-up of defensive batsmen, and West Indies' one act of defiance

A stunning day of Test cricket in Cape Town produced a whole bunch of statistical highlights. Here are some of the major ones

Stats highlights from India's five-wicket win in Delhi, which puts them 1-0 up in the three-Test series

As long as Sri Lanka's top two batsmen outperform the rest of the top order by around 70%, the team's fine; when they don't, there's trouble

Stats highlights from Zimbabwe's outstanding one-wicket win against New Zealand in Bulawayo

A look at the best ODI batsmen from across eras, taking into account the changes in scoring patterns in the format

South Africa has offered more for the fast men than other countries, and is the only one where fast bowlers have averaged less than 30 since 2006

Stats highlights from the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

South Africa and Australia have similar stats in several parameters, but South Africa's spin options could make a decisive difference

They've played half the number of Tests that England have since January 2009, but there's plenty of action coming up over the next 11 months

Fast-bowling pairs down the years who were irresistible when they opened the attack