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The traditional metric has served well, but it doesn't take context into account
To start with, I'm an England fan introduced to the game in the 1990s
Babies and cricket fandom don't mix well
Every year scores of professional cricketers flock to the English leagues. A fast bowler from Western Australia who has made the journey three times tells of his experiences
Always a stand-in, he never really got his due with England - not that he let it bother him too much
The IPL and the vast Indian consumer base are attracting other sports owners, data analysts, and lots of others interested in making money
The numbers show that the team winning the toss has a marginal advantage, and the extent of it varies depending on the format and the quality of the teams
You can't rate apples against oranges, we're often told. True, but there still are ways of discussing players of one age in the context of those from another
Will the West Indies captain go down in history as the man who brought the board to its knees?
Journalists look for headlines, while players usually hope to get away with saying nothing - though sometimes they make grand statements. Mostly, a balance is struck