Numbers Game

Searching for the next great fast bowler

A couple of weeks back, The Numbers Game had focussed on the plight of finger spinners, and how their effectiveness has gradually dwindled over the decades. Let's now run the rule over the fast bowlers

01-Sep-2006•S Rajesh

Trescothick's misery, and the Pakistani who relished pace

Over the last couple of decades, the wrist-spinner has been a far more potent force than the finger-spinner. A look at how the numbers stack up for the two

25-Aug-2006•S Rajesh

Is the finger-spinner a dying breed?

Over the last couple of decades, the wrist-spinner has been a far more potent force than the finger-spinner. A look at how the numbers stack up for the two

18-Aug-2006•S Rajesh

Shaun Pollock on the decline

Shaun Pollock and Chaminda Vaas have both lost considerable pace over the last couple of years, but while Vaas continues to be a force as a bowler, Pollock's numbers have declined alarmingly

11-Aug-2006•S Rajesh

Parsimonious Prosper, and Murali's ten-wicket routine

Muttiah Muralitharan and Monty Panesar have been hogging the headlines this past week, but there has been another spinner who has been making all the right moves during this period

04-Aug-2006•S Rajesh

The travails of Mohammad Sami

Five years ago he was touted as Pakistan's next big fast-bowling hope, but since then it's been one steady downward slide for Mohammad Sami

28-Jul-2006•S Rajesh

Playing Russian Roulette with the opening slot

Pakistan have used as many as 53 different opening combinations in 104 Tests since 1995, that's a healthy ratio of 1.96 matches per pair.

21-Jul-2006•S Rajesh

The difference between Harmison and Akram

A look at the bowlers and teams who have conceded the highest number of wides and no-balls in one-day internationals

14-Jul-2006•S Rajesh

Lopsided lbws, and England's ODI worries

In the West Indies-India series, India won 19 lbws while West Indies only got six in their favour. The difference of 13 was among the highest in any Test series

07-Jul-2006•S Rajesh

Has the follow-on gone out of fashion?

Once upon a time, the follow-on used to be enforced whenever the opportunity arose. Of late, though, it is being used far more sparingly

30-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

The Gayle-Ganga opening act, and England's profligacy

Why Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga deserve more time as an opening combination

23-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

Second innings blues for the bowlers

Over the years the Indian bowling attack has been found wanting, especially when there's an opportunity to finish off a team in the second innings

16-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

Indian spin twins in tandem, and Murali magic in England

Did the Indian think-tank make a huge mistake by not including Harbhajan Singh in the team for the first Test against West Indies in Antigua

09-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

The best spearheads, and first-innings blues

A look at the bowlers who have taken a high percentage of team wickets as a proportion of the balls bowled

02-Jun-2006•S Rajesh

The next Lara?

Ramnaresh Sarwan has outstanding ODI stats, but his Test numbers need some work

26-May-2006•S Rajesh

India's amazing middle order

The key to India's wins in run-chases has been the manner in which their middle order has reacted to the pressures of getting to a target

19-May-2006•S Rajesh

Too much cricket, or too much talk?

For all the talk about an overkill of cricket in the last few years, it's interesting to note that 2005 wasn't by any means the busiest in the calendar over the last ten years

12-May-2006•S Rajesh

The myth of the improved tailender

Is the average lower-order batsman today better than his corresponding number from yesteryear?

05-May-2006•S Rajesh

The most consistent and prolific batsman of all

Averages are a good measure of a batsman's calibre, but here's method which attempts to combine big scoring with consistency

28-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

The difference between Tendulkar and Dippenaar

How averages are not so much a matter of getting starts but converting them, and the batsmen who thrive on not-outs

21-Apr-2006•S Rajesh

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