Numbers Game

Swann v Ajmal: clash of the offspinners

They're the two best spinners in Test cricket over the last 30 months, and while their overall stats are similar, the break-ups are quite different

03-Feb-2012•S Rajesh

Cook-Strauss, and other durable openers

A look at the long-term opening combinations and their partnership records in different regions

27-Jan-2012•S Rajesh

England's problems in Asia

England have won only one of their last 18 Tests in Asia (excluding Bangladesh). Here's a look at why their results are so poor

20-Jan-2012•S Rajesh

Samaraweera proves an overseas point

He has averaged more than 50 in his last three series outside the subcontinent, which is much better than the stats of the more illustrious Sri Lankans

13-Jan-2012•S Rajesh

Mind the gap

Rahul Dravid is one short of equalling the record for being bowled most often in Tests, but which player has the highest percentage of such dismissals?

06-Jan-2012•S Rajesh

Openers on the back foot

The average opening partnership in Tests in 2011 is 31.70, which is easily the worst in the last 11 years

23-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

Payback time for bowlers

Test matches had been largely dominated by batsmen for two years, but in 2011 the bowlers came back strongly

16-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

The age of spin in ODIs

Spinners have played a much bigger role in ODIs than ever before, with teams using them successfully even in the early part of an innings

09-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

The challenge for spinners in Australia

India's spin duo had a fine home season against West Indies, but a far bigger task awaits

02-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

The year of the debutant bowler

First-timers have had a golden run in Test cricket in 2011. Here's an in-depth stats analysis of this phenomenon

25-Nov-2011•S Rajesh

Run-drought for Gambhir and Ponting, and Lara v Bravo

Both Ponting and Gambhir average less than 30 in their last 25 Test innings. Plus: the uncanny similarities between two West Indies two left-handers

18-Nov-2011•S Rajesh

Pakistan's new-look middle order, Chanderpaul's lone act

Pakistan's line-up of defensive batsmen, and West Indies' one act of defiance

11-Nov-2011•S Rajesh

Sri Lanka's over-reliance on Sanga and Mahela

As long as Sri Lanka's top two batsmen outperform the rest of the top order by around 70%, the team's fine; when they don't, there's trouble

28-Oct-2011•S Rajesh

The best country for fast bowlers

South Africa has offered more for the fast men than other countries, and is the only one where fast bowlers have averaged less than 30 since 2006

21-Oct-2011•S Rajesh

Which top team has played the least recently?

They've played half the number of Tests that England have since January 2009, but there's plenty of action coming up over the next 11 months

14-Oct-2011•S Rajesh

Harbhajan's ODI drought

Once arguably the best spinner in the world, he has struggled for wickets in 50-over cricket over the last five years

07-Oct-2011•S Rajesh

Has fourth-innings batting lost its terrors?

More than 17% of all fourth-innings centuries scored in Test cricket came in the five-year period between 2006 and 2010

30-Sep-2011•S Rajesh

The left-hand advantage in Sri Lanka

Overseas left-hand batsmen have been far more successful in Sri Lanka than their right-hand counterparts

23-Sep-2011•S Rajesh

An unlikely star of the 50-over format

Rahul Dravid wasn't a natural in ODI cricket, yet his numbers stack up favourably against the best in the format

16-Sep-2011•S Rajesh

England's bowling worries in ODIs

They have been terrific in Test cricket, but in the 50-over version England's bowlers have struggled to keep the runs in check

09-Sep-2011•S Rajesh

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