Srinath Sripath

Who needs data when you have Dhoni?

CSK and their captain have consistently defied received wisdom and analytics in T20 to build their IPL legacy on gut instinct and feel

03-May-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Is Dhoni papering over CSK's middle-order cracks?

Some smart pacing, a few cool tweaks to the batting order, brutal hitting at the close, and Super Kings had gone from 53 for 1 after 10 overs to 179 for 4 by the end

01-May-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Capitals go where Daredevils had failed to since 2012

The senior opener's good form has coincided with Delhi Capitals' upward move on the points table

28-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - R Ashwin thrives in the age of wristspin

Dipping into his bag of variations, the Kings XI Punjab captain didn't concede a single boundary in his four overs

24-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath and Gaurav Sundararaman

Talking Points - Does Shane Watson need a break? Hell, no!

David Warner falls to a spinner for the first time in IPL 2019, but it came well after MS Dhoni & Co. would have wanted

23-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking points - Whose home ground is the Feroz Shah Kotla?

Delhi Capitals have lost three out of their four games so far at the Feroz Shah Kotla, only managing to tie the fourth and win in the Super Over

18-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Royals no closer to solving batting-order muddle

KL Rahul goes slow again, but Kings XI win anyway

16-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Hardik Pandya drags Mumbai out of a hole, again

Mumbai Indians continue to be far too inflexible with their batting order, while Rajasthan Royals were anything but with their field placements

13-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Is it the familiar mid-season Nitish Rana struggle again?

And has Prithvi Shaw failed to address an old technical flaw?

12-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath and Karthik Krishnaswamy

Talking Points - The slowdown that came back to haunt Kings XI Punjab

Also, why would you bowl only two overs of Alzarri Joseph?

10-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - where did the power in Sunrisers' play go?

David Warner & Co took the scoreboard only as far as 27 for 1 in the Powerplay, but the Australian champion structured a wonderful innings by the end of it

08-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath and Gaurav Sundararaman

What's a safe total for Royal Challengers' attack to defend?

Kuldeep and Narine removed Kohli and de Villiers in successive overs and could have had both much earlier if only their fielders had held on to catches

05-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - Shouldn't Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard get more time in the middle?

For the second game in a row, Hardik played a big part in dragging Mumbai out of a hole, one Suryakumar Yadav's innings played a big role in creating

03-Apr-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points - MS Dhoni redefines 'par score' on dewy night

Plus, are Rajasthan Royals getting the best out of Rahul Tripathi?

31-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points: Don't bowl spin upfront to Warner

Warner and Bairstow's hot-streak has thwarted designs of the teams they've faced so far

31-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points: Kings XI dole out a freebie, Dre Russ maxes out

Schoolboy error costs Kings XI Punjab; they didn't do themselves any favours by feeding spin to Sunil Narine early on either

27-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath

Talking points: Has Sunrisers' game plan gotten stale?

Sunrisers had only ever lost two IPL games after putting up 180, but their famed bowling unit is showing signs of cracking at the death.

24-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath

ESPNcricinfo Superstats launched, will add 'layer of quality and value' to traditional numbers

Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Manjrekar join the creators of the three-pack set of new-age metrics at the official launch in Mumbai

20-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath in Mumbai

Fireworks in Bangalore

When India met Pakistan in a World Cup knockout, sparks were expected to fly - just not these many

08-Mar-2019•Srinath Sripath

Social net worth

Memes, opinions and cricket bantz - it's all happening on social media and these cricketers aren't afraid to share

08-Feb-2019•Srinath Sripath

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