S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

Bravo and Collymore put Windies on top

The West Indian resurgence which had started in the one-day series continued on the opening day of the first Test, as they restricted India to 235 for 9 in Antigua

02-Jun-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

The best spearheads, and first-innings blues

A look at the bowlers who have taken a high percentage of team wickets as a proportion of the balls bowled

02-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

Expect a run-fest

A lowdown on Antigua, the venue of the first Test between West Indies and India

01-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

Sri Lanka's opportunity to fight back

A lowdown on Trent Bridge, the venue of the third Test between England and Sri Lanka

01-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

Lara and Bravo take Windies to glory

Playing what will probably be his penultimate one-day game at his home ground of Queen's Park Oval, Brian Lara produced a glorious matchwinning 69 as West Indies romped home to a six-wicket win

26-May-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

The next Lara?

Ramnaresh Sarwan has outstanding ODI stats, but his Test numbers need some work

26-May-2006•S Rajesh

England's lair

A lowdown on Edgbaston, the venue for the second Test between England and Sri Lanka

24-May-2006•S Rajesh

The difference at the finish

Forty-two - that's a number that will haunt the Indian team after West Indies clinched another game which went all the way to the last over

23-May-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

India's amazing middle order

The key to India's wins in run-chases has been the manner in which their middle order has reacted to the pressures of getting to a target

19-May-2006•S Rajesh

Dravid ton sets up Indian win

Rahul Dravid's well-paced century built the platform from which the Indian middle order completed the victory in the final over of the first ODI at Sabina Park

18-May-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Numbers point to India

West Indies hold a 46-30 advantage in all ODIs, but one look at the current form and you'd have to put your money on India to triumph in the five-match series which starts on Thursday

17-May-2006•S Rajesh

Too much cricket, or too much talk?

For all the talk about an overkill of cricket in the last few years, it's interesting to note that 2005 wasn't by any means the busiest in the calendar over the last ten years

12-May-2006•S Rajesh

Not a time for spin

Spinners have only taken 6% of wickets in Lord's Tests in May

11-May-2006•S Rajesh

The myth of the improved tailender

Is the average lower-order batsman today better than his corresponding number from yesteryear?

05-May-2006•S Rajesh

The most consistent and prolific batsman of all

Averages are a good measure of a batsman's calibre, but here's method which attempts to combine big scoring with consistency

28-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

The difference between Tendulkar and Dippenaar

How averages are not so much a matter of getting starts but converting them, and the batsmen who thrive on not-outs

21-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

Starting on the right note

Robin Uthappa's knock ensured that what might have been a tough run-chase turned out to be a walk in the park

15-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

A contemporary giant

With an aggregate approaching 8000 and an average of more than 56, Jaques Kallis is easily one of the giants of contemporary cricket, and the most prolific batsman that South Africa have ever produced

15-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

An all-round force

He has been South Africa's answer to Glenn McGrath with the ball, and has contributed more than usefully with the bat over his ten years in international cricket

15-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

Batting at the crunch, and outdoing the best legspinner

Which are the teams that are most affected by the pressures of batting in the second innings, and for which sides does it not matter much

14-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

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