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The Richards Standard for ODI batsmen

The Richards Standard for ODI batsmen

Which modern-day batsmen can match the speed and certainty of Viv Richards' run-making?

25-Nov-2013•Kartikeya Date

Why the new fielding restrictions in ODIs are a good idea

Why the new fielding restrictions in ODIs are a good idea

Bowlers who err go for boundaries and bowlers who are consistent challenge batsmen to take risks

13-Nov-2013•Kartikeya Date

The Lord's anomaly

The Lord's anomaly

There's something curiously wonderful about the fact that batting's big four - Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting and Kallis - never made Test hundreds at the home of cricket

30-Oct-2013•Jon Hotten

Are India's bowling woes part of a larger trend?

Are India's bowling woes part of a larger trend?

Has T20 affected one-day cricket on a large scale, or is it mostly an Indian phenomenon?

30-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date

Where are Pakistan's daddy hundreds?

Where are Pakistan's daddy hundreds?

Gone are the days of Miandad and Zaheer Abbas. Now a kid coming in aims to make a fifty; a hundred seems beyond expectations

29-Oct-2013•Hassan Cheema

Is Test cricket in better health than ever before?

Is Test cricket in better health than ever before?

We tend to believe the game was better and more competitive in the past. But the truth as seen through the numbers is more complicated

19-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date

Two gladiators, 22 yards, five days

Two gladiators, 22 yards, five days

A look at the most interesting duels between a batsman and a bowler in Test cricket

12-Oct-2013•Anantha Narayanan

One-off saucepan sizzlers

One-off saucepan sizzlers

Part two of the flash-in-the-pan XI features bowlers who rattled the opposition once and then went off to lead a peaceful, non-violent existence

07-Oct-2013•Andy Zaltzman

How do openers affect No. 3 batsmen?

How do openers affect No. 3 batsmen?

The success or failure of openers shifts the average of No. 3 batsmen by about ten runs

05-Oct-2013•Kartikeya Date

Tripping up at the home stretch

Tripping up at the home stretch

A look at ODIs lost from the brink of victory

27-Sep-2013•Anantha Narayanan

When Imran walked on water

When Imran walked on water

Botham's 1981 Ashes has been enshrined in legend, but was it the greatest all-round performance in a single series?

18-Sep-2013•Stuart Wark

The Barnes standard

The Barnes standard

Many consider Sydney Barnes the best bowler in Test history. Which bowlers match him?

16-Sep-2013•Kartikeya Date

Great ODI recoveries

Great ODI recoveries

A look at the top successful ODI chases achieved from positions of no hope

13-Sep-2013•Anantha Narayanan

The unsung micro-Botham

The unsung micro-Botham

In this Ashes series, Tim Bresnan was statistically unspectacular but impactful

05-Sep-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The Bradman standard

The Bradman standard

The Don is head and shoulders above the rest, but which batsmen come closest?

04-Sep-2013•Kartikeya Date

Ashes myths and realities

Ashes myths and realities

An amateur stats analysis of the recent series, and a look at what we could expect Down Under at the end of the year

03-Sep-2013•Michael Jeh

Fighting corruption? Look to American sport

Fighting corruption? Look to American sport

The stats, the graphics, the jargon - can any honest-to-god fixer cope with it all?

03-Sep-2013•Sidin Vadukut

Ashes 2013: battles within the war

Ashes 2013: battles within the war

Head-to-head stats for England v Australia 2013 using ball-by-ball data

30-Aug-2013•Anantha Narayanan

The Trott problem

The Trott problem

He has fallen off his early peak, perhaps inevitably, but it might have to do with having to play in a manner that does not come naturally to him

28-Aug-2013•Hassan Cheema

Why statistics don't fascinate me anymore

Why statistics don't fascinate me anymore

Even though today's batting and bowling records are more unbreakable than they have ever been, the corresponding feeling of awe is missing

15-Aug-2013•Samir Chopra

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