Numbers Game

England's mid-overs slump, NZ's mid-order heroics

England's ODI travails have largely been due to their sluggish batting in the middle overs, while the fourth-wicket stand has been the most prolific for New Zealand in Tests this decade

27-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

Vettori - the good stats and the bad stats

New Zealand's captain has made priceless contributions with the bat over the last six years, but his bowling against the top teams has been anything but incisive

20-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

No country for bowlers

Not only in this series, but in the last few years, bowlers have been increasingly marginalised in ODIs in New Zealand

13-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

The No. 6 makes his mark, and Ramdin's redemption

How batsmen occupying one of the more difficult slots in a Test line-up have shone over the last few months

06-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

The nightmare of opening in South Africa

Batting has been most difficult in South Africa over the last four years, and the job has been especially tough for those at the top of the order

27-Feb-2009•S Rajesh

Leading by example with the bat

Are the batting captains of today more prolific than their counterparts from earlier eras?

20-Feb-2009•S Rajesh

Dissecting England's batting woes

What the stats have to say about the Test form of Bell, Cook, Collingwood and Co over the last 18 months

13-Feb-2009•S Rajesh

From electrifying to soporific

How West Indies has become the country where runs have been scored slowest over the last decade

06-Feb-2009•S Rajesh

The importance of spin in middle overs of ODIs

How South Africa have controlled overs 16 to 40 in their series against Australia

30-Jan-2009•S Rajesh

Sri Lanka's bogey team, and boundaryless Jayawardene

Sri Lanka have done reasonably well against most teams, but Pakistan have brought out the worst in them

23-Jan-2009•S Rajesh

Chanderpaul, Gayle, and little else

West Indies have struggled though two of their batsmen have been the best in the world over the last 18 months

16-Jan-2009•S Rajesh

New-look Amla breaks South Africa's No. 3 jinx

Hashim Amla made a slow start to his Test career, but over the last year he has grown immensely in stature

09-Jan-2009•S Rajesh

The year of South Africa and Graeme Smith

The year of the IPL also contained some truly memorable moments from Test cricket. We look back at the important numbers from 2008

02-Jan-2009•S Rajesh

A lowdown on fourth-innings run-chases

Of late, sides have achieved targets batting last far more often than they used to

19-Dec-2008•S Rajesh

Does Kallis really go missing against Australia?

His overall stats against Australia are admittedly modest: in 18 Tests he averages only 38.32, but since 2000, his numbers have been much better

12-Dec-2008•S Rajesh

New Zealand's dismal batting slump

Vettori's side have lost 11 of their last 15 Tests against opposition than Bangladesh, and the reason for that has primarily been their hopeless batting

05-Dec-2008•S Rajesh

England's ODI woes, and lefties at the slog

England have had a particularly tough time in ODIs in India over the last decade, and the problem has primarily been the bowling

28-Nov-2008•S Rajesh

Bangladesh's dismal batting slide

It's been eight years since Bangladesh made their Test debut, and while they've had several results to celebrate in ODIs during this period, their performances in the longer version has largely been dire

31-Oct-2008•S Rajesh

How good is the Sehwag-Gambhir pair?

India's current openers have performed exceptionally at the top of the order, producing numbers that suggest India may have found a long-term combination

24-Oct-2008•S Rajesh

The Ganguly story in numbers

After his 12-year international career, the stats indicate that Sourav Ganguly has largely fulfilled the potential that was obvious in his Test debut

10-Oct-2008•S Rajesh

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