Anantha Narayanan

All-time visiting XIs - part two

The second of a two-part series that objectively picks all-time XIs to tour Test-playing countries

18-Feb-2017•Anantha Narayanan

All-time visiting XIs - part one

A selection exercise, based on performance metrics, of all-time XIs to tour Australia, England and South Africa

04-Feb-2017•Anantha Narayanan

Clocking the hours on a cricket field

A look at players to have spent the longest time on the field over their international careers

14-Jan-2017•Anantha Narayanan

Ashwin's incredible streak

In the last couple of years R Ashwin has produced one of the most prolific 20-Test sequences by any bowler

22-Dec-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Players who said goodbye on a high v those who faded away

A look at the last ten Tests of players' careers, and how they compare with their averages through the rest of their careers

10-Dec-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Player support viewed across the complete team

The support - or the lack of it - that a player got from the batsmen, bowlers and wicketkeeper he played with

12-Nov-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Batsmen who played lone hands, and those who didn't

A look at the support received by batsmen through their Test careers, using a new measure - the Batsman Support Index

08-Oct-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Curtly a foreigner in no land

A measure to judge how good a bowler is, especially overseas

10-Sep-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Pushing boundaries

An analysis of the trends in frequency of boundaries hit that could force a change in the laws of cricket

06-Aug-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Looking beyond wickets and averages

An analysis of the quality of wickets of Test bowlers using various measures including Weighted Wickets Index and Difference Index

10-Jul-2016•Anantha Narayanan

The bowlers who hit the zone and stayed there

A look at the best streaks for bowlers in Tests using the bowling average and wickets-per-Test measures

11-Jun-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Using runs per Test to measure consistency

While we largely look at averages to judge how well a batsman has done over a period of time, a study of match runs often gives a clearer picture

28-May-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Swinging 60

A look at the select few batsmen who touched the average 60 during their Test careers

07-May-2016•Anantha Narayanan

A 360-degree look at the 2016 World T20

A statistical recap of the tournament and its standout performances

09-Apr-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Peer analysis of batsmen within a Test

The top batting performances in Tests, when compared with others in the team, and with others in the entire match

12-Mar-2016•Anantha Narayanan

World T20 outliers, and the inimitable Sehwag

The best performances in the World T20s, and a statistical tribute to Virender Sehwag's Test career

13-Feb-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Pitch Quality Index revisited

An objective, numbers-based analysis of pitches in Test matches, which indicates that the ICC's warning for the recent Nagpur wicket was justified

09-Jan-2016•Anantha Narayanan

Jayawardene and Sangakkara: the ODI story

A look at the one-day numbers of the Sri Lankan duo and their impact

06-Jun-2015•Anantha Narayanan

A look at Test player troughs

The worst ten-Test periods for batsmen and bowlers

23-May-2015•Anantha Narayanan

Comebacks from hopeless second-innings situations

A look at the best of the come-from-behind wins in Tests, and a letter to Don Bradman

25-Apr-2015•Anantha Narayanan

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