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A baker's dozen of 2014 vignettes and stars

The best of 2014, and yet another Bradman surprise

10-Jan-2015•Anantha Narayanan

Bowling to blame for India's poor overseas record

The inability to build pressure by denying runs, even on pitches with sufficient help to keep batsmen honest, is India's biggest problem

21-Dec-2014•Kartikeya Date

More numbers, from readers

Another dose of random numbers - this time from readers. Also: a tribute to Phillip Hughes, and the now-customary Bradman surprise.

13-Dec-2014•Anantha Narayanan

Pakistan's ODI batting a decade behind the rest

The return to tried-and-tested underperformers for the World Cup squad will undo all the good work done over the last 14 months

10-Dec-2014•Hassan Cheema

Player Ball Difference: An interesting new concept

A look at the fastest and the slowest innings in cricket using a new concept - Ball Difference. And, yet another Bradman surprise

29-Nov-2014•Anantha Narayanan

An irreverent look at cricket numbers

A 100 random numbers that tell stories - loads of fun in store. Plus, another Bradman surprise

17-Nov-2014•Anantha Narayanan

Pakistan's favourite whipping boys

Even when they were at their worst, Pakistan had no trouble beating New Zealand

13-Nov-2014•Hassan Cheema

Does the follow-on work in its current form?

A team with a lead of any size should have the option of enforcing the follow-on in the third innings of a Test, boosting their chance of taking 20 wickets

11-Nov-2014•Kartikeya Date

How will future historians judge modern numbers?

Will they think there's something odd about a bowler getting a batsman out one too many times?

09-Nov-2014•Jonathan Wilson

A comparison of the Fletcher and Flower eras

Though both coaches had more wins than losses, Fletcher's team competed better against top-quality opposition and were more dominant at home

27-Oct-2014•Kartikeya Date

ODI overs analysis using ball-by-ball data: Part 1

An analysis using ball-by-ball data to identify scoring and wicket-taking patterns through the 50-over innings in ODIs

11-Oct-2014•Anantha Narayanan

A method to rate the dominance of Test teams

Taking into account margin of victory and draws, while eliminating arbitrary decay in setting cut-off limits

21-Sep-2014•Kartikeya Date

Dynamic Test team performance analysis

An analysis using a comprehensive methodology that identifies the best teams and their dominant periods in Test history

13-Sep-2014•Anantha Narayanan

What the Indian calendar is doing to its bowlers

R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma's lack of first-class experience and consequent decline in skills speak volumes about the BCCI's skewed priorities

12-Sep-2014•Kartikeya Date

Pakistan can't handle pressure in ODI deciders

Forget South Africa, it's Pakistan who have tripped up in high-pressure matches for a decade now

04-Sep-2014•Hassan Cheema

Performance and result analysis of Test teams

A look at Test teams across the years, measuring the peaks of each team, and the highest peak across teams

20-Aug-2014•Anantha Narayanan

Younis Khan: unsung and endearing

Despite being part of a dysfunctional set-up, he has managed to get the best out of himself and players partnering him

19-Aug-2014•Hassan Cheema

Are slow over-rates really a problem?

Time should be considered wasted only when a bowling side tries to slow the game down for its own benefit

16-Aug-2014•Kartikeya Date

Peer analysis of Test teams: Part 1

A look at the best and the worst Test teams of different eras

09-Aug-2014•Anantha Narayanan

India's bowling weakness outside the subcontinent

Without good-quality third and fourth bowlers, India will continue to struggle outside the subcontinent despite their talented batting line-up

02-Aug-2014•Kartikeya Date

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