S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

Luck Index - The Kane Williamson error that proved costly

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a chance to dismiss Rovman Powell when he had scored 18 off 14. They let it slip, and he duly made them pay

05-May-2022•S Rajesh

Smart Stats - A tale of two KL Rahul hundreds

The numbers may look similar, but his knock at the Wankhede was more valuable than the one he scored at the Brabourne

25-Apr-2022•S Rajesh

Smart Stats - Buttler, Chahal rule first half of IPL 2022

A look at how impactful individual performances have been, with the help of Smart Stats

24-Apr-2022•S Rajesh

Women's World Cup stats - Australia's overall dominance vs England's hot streak

Australia's batters are way ahead but England have outbowled them, and have the advantage of match-time at Hagley Oval

01-Apr-2022•S Rajesh

West Indies' home domination, and a Test to forget for top-order batters

Stats highlights from West Indies' 10-wicket triumph at St George's

27-Mar-2022•S Rajesh

WWC qualification scenarios: Big win boosts England's chances; India need a point; NZ all but out

West Indies are also in contention to make the semis, but their fate is out of their hands

24-Mar-2022•S Rajesh

Qualification scenarios: Who needs to do what to make the Women's World Cup semi-finals

Australia have qualified already, with South Africa, India, England and West Indies still in contention

22-Mar-2022•S Rajesh

Women's World Cup 2022 scenarios: England stay in contention for semi-finals, New Zealand almost out

A look at what each team needs to do - and need other teams to do - to make the cut

20-Mar-2022•S Rajesh

Stats - Jadeja continues love affair with Mohali; Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev

Stats highlights from India's emphatic victory in Mohali

06-Mar-2022•S Rajesh

Is Virat Kohli's Test average of 50.39 actually worth more?

Despite a recent lean run, he still has an overall average of more than 50, which is no mean feat in these bowler-dominated times

03-Mar-2022•S Rajesh. With inputs from Shiva Jayaraman

The age of bowling

Stunning strike rates, incredible depth in attacks, battered batters: a deep dive into an unparalleled era of bowler domination in Test cricket

21-Feb-2022•S Rajesh (with inputs from Shiva Jayaraman)

ICC Test rankings: How Australia became No. 1 and India slipped to third

Since away wins don't fetch extra points, India's fixture list since April 2018 worked against them

22-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

The pace comparison - Where Rabada and Co bettered India's fast bowlers

India started the series as slight favourites, but South Africa's fast bowlers used the home conditions superbly after the Centurion setback

16-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

Stats - Red-hot Trent Boult joins Hadlee, Vettori and Southee

Stats highlights from Trent Boult's Test career, as he became the fourth New Zealander to take 300 wickets

11-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

Stats - Is Cape Town more pace friendly than Centurion and Johannesburg?

In the last five Tests in Cape Town, fast bowlers have averaged 22.95 runs per wicket, the best among South African venues

10-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

Ross Taylor: A batting giant for New Zealand and a star at No. 4

Stats highlights from Ross Taylor's long and storied international career

08-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

Bowlers made hay, Root rose, Kohli fell, and debutants had a ball

All the stats highlights from 2021, when ball dominated bat in Tests, Pakistan called the shots in T20Is, and ODIs faded into insignificance

04-Jan-2022•S Rajesh

Prolific Root stands tall in a dismal year for England

His Test aggregate of 1708 in 2021 is the third-highest ever, but his numbers are even more astonishing given the general mediocrity around him

28-Dec-2021•S Rajesh

Stats - Nathan Lyon, the second non-Asian spinner with 400 Test wickets

His biggest achievement has been his ability to consistently take wickets in Australia, a country which has generally been inhospitable to spinners

11-Dec-2021•S Rajesh

Stats - Can England bury the ghosts of their last two Australia tours?

England have lost nine of their last 10 Tests in Australia, but with Root in form and a promising pace attack, they will hope to change the narrative

06-Dec-2021•S Rajesh

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