Numbers Game

The extras factor, and Harbhajan's return

The extras factor, and Harbhajan's return

India's bowling performance at Rajkot was one of their most disciplined in the last five years, while Harbhajan Singh gets his home groove back

11-Nov-2005•S Rajesh

Sri Lanka's overseas travails

Sri Lanka's overseas travails

Sri Lanka have an awesome record in home ODIs, but when they've travelled it has been a different story

04-Nov-2005•S Rajesh

A new spin to ODIs, and Vettori's return

A new spin to ODIs, and Vettori's return

The Numbers Game looks at how spinners have performed in one-day internationals over the decades

28-Oct-2005•S Rajesh

Peerless Pigeon

Peerless Pigeon

The Numbers Game looks at Glenn McGrath's penchant for ruffling top-order feathers

21-Oct-2005•S Rajesh

The McGrath menace looms

The McGrath menace looms

The Numbers Game looks at how the players from the Australian and World XI teams stack up against each other

12-Oct-2005•S Rajesh

The Man Fridays

The Man Fridays

Throughout the history of the game, the captains with the most wins have been those with able lieutenants who could execute the drawing-board strategies

07-Oct-2005•S Rajesh

The unsung heroes behind the stumps

The unsung heroes behind the stumps

Statistically, it's tough to convert a wicketkeeper's performances into numbers which can be compared and rated. S Rajesh tries his hand at rating glovemen

30-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

Left-arm swing and minnow-bashing

Left-arm swing and minnow-bashing

Sri Lanka's high percentage of matches against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, and left-arm seamers against them

23-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

Of dropped catches and batting in pairs

Of dropped catches and batting in pairs

How dropped catches hurt Australia much more, and England's key partnerships

16-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

Dravid's lapses, and the dilemma of debutants

Dravid's lapses, and the dilemma of debutants

Rahul Dravid's tendency to get bowled in the last one year, and debutants blooded in by various teams

09-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

New Zealand's batsmen, and Aussie bowling might

New Zealand's batsmen, and Aussie bowling might

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

05-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

The Gilchrist factor, and subbed out

The Gilchrist factor, and subbed out

Why Adam Gilchrist's failure has been the biggest drawback for Australia, and dismissals by substitutes

02-Sep-2005•S Rajesh

Home truths, and the greatest fast-bowling pairs

Home truths, and the greatest fast-bowling pairs

Which teams enjoy home conditions the most, and the best partnerships among fast bowlers

26-Aug-2005•S Rajesh

Kaneria's rise, and Pakistan's home worries

Kaneria's rise, and Pakistan's home worries

Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

23-Aug-2005•S Rajesh

Jones-Bond on the hunt, and Fleming's feat

Jones-Bond on the hunt, and Fleming's feat

Simon Jones and Shane Bond join the 50-wicket club, while Stephen Fleming gets to a milestone as well

19-Aug-2005•S Rajesh

Lucky venues, and captain-centurions

Lucky venues, and captain-centurions

Which venues have been good for which teams, and captains leading by example in an Ashes series

12-Aug-2005•S Rajesh

India's ODI conundrum, and Australia minus McGrath

India's ODI conundrum, and Australia minus McGrath

Four specialist bowlers or five, and how Australia have coped with Glenn McGrath's absence in the past

05-Aug-2005•S Rajesh

Vaughan's batting horrors

Vaughan's batting horrors

How Michael Vaughan has struggled in both defence and attack over the last 30 months

29-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Dravid goes defensive, and Kartik's favourite captain

Dravid goes defensive, and Kartik's favourite captain

S.Rajesh plays the Numbers Game

26-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

India's ODI slump, and Lord's lows

India's ODI slump, and Lord's lows

India's bowling in one-dayers in the last couple of seasons

22-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

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