S Rajesh

Stats editor, ESPNcricinfo

The perils of a defensive mindset

Down 1-2 in the series, this was a must-win game for Pakistan, and the pressure of the situation showed in the manner in which they approached their innings

16-Feb-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Conquering the conditions

India have now won 11 straight matches when they have batted second, but they will value this more than most others for the manner and the conditions in which it was achieved

13-Feb-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Murali's nightmare, and an Aussie run-glut

Muttiah Muralitharan conceded 99 off his ten overs against Australia at Sydney, the most expensive ten-over spell in an ODI

12-Feb-2006•S Rajesh and Kanishkaa Balachandran

India's opening salvo

Faced with a relatively gettable target of 266, India's opening combination ensured that there would be no early tremors in the dressing-room

11-Feb-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Why the Supersub isn't a super idea

The Supersub system hands over too much advantage to the team winning the toss, and must be changed

10-Feb-2006•S Rajesh

The stifle at the death

In a game where bat dominated ball almost right from the start, both teams will probably look back at the last six overs of the Indian innings as the phase which turned out to be the most critical

06-Feb-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Where toss is key, and Tendulkar's drought

The venues where losing the toss is a blessing, Tendulkar's slump in form and Dippenaar's rising stock

03-Feb-2006•S Rajesh

A tale of two bowling attacks

On a pitch which at last offered the bowlers some hope, the difference between Pakistan and India was the manner in which their bowlers exploited that assistance

01-Feb-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Iqbal's second coming

The Indians were subjected to further misery on the third day of the Karachi Test by a batsman who was returning to Test cricket after three years in the wilderness

31-Jan-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

A Pakistani fortress

A lowdown on Karachi, the venue of the third Test between Pakistan and India

28-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Prolific partnerships, and one-sided triangulars

Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf are fast moving up the ladder among Pakistan's top batting pairs, while this season's VB Series is a rare three-way contest

27-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Bowlers' graveyard

The flatbed at Faisalabad ensured a high in-control percentage for batsmen on all five days

25-Jan-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Pathan's batting prowess

Irfan Pathan's latest effort at Faisalabad further underscored his burgeoning batting talent

24-Jan-2006•On the Ball with S Rajesh

Third-session fireworks

How Pakistan wrested the initiative in the final session

21-Jan-2006•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

Milestone time for Murali, and the best country for Tests

Muttiah Muralitharan needs just three more to get to 400-ODI wickets, while Test cricket in the 2000s has been characterised by more and more runs for the batsmen

20-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

Off-side slaughter

How Virender Sehwag flayed the bowlers to all parts en route to his double-century

16-Jan-2006•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

Sehwag's scorcher

How Virender Sehwag repeatedly peppered the off side en route to his unbeaten 96

15-Jan-2006•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

An A-plus performance

How Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal bludgeoned the Indian attack into submission

14-Jan-2006•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

The off-side king

Younis Khan peppered the off side with plenty of boundaries en route to his unbeaten 147

13-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

A bad day at the office for Murali

The 67 runs Muttiah Muralitharan conceded in the first VB Series match against Australia is his second-most expensive figures in ODIs

13-Jan-2006•S Rajesh

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