Numbers Game

Martyn conquers the subcontinent, and Rafique's rise

Martyn conquers the subcontinent, and Rafique's rise

S Rajesh plays the Numbers Game

15-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Vaas's batting heroics, and Aussie dominance

Vaas's batting heroics, and Aussie dominance

Chaminda Vaas's credentials as an allrounder, and Australia's dominance of Test cricket over the last six years

15-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Australia's best and worst, and Strauss's struggles

Australia's best and worst, and Strauss's struggles

A contrasting time in England for Mike Hussey and Jason Gillespie, and Andrew Strauss's newfound tendency to get bowled

08-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

India's favourite opponents, and a spot on openers

India's favourite opponents, and a spot on openers

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

07-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Harbhajan's hurrah, and a duck for Dravid

Harbhajan's hurrah, and a duck for Dravid

Australia's weakness against off spinners and Dravid's bizarre run of scores

05-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Masters of the chase, and the most meaty strikers

Masters of the chase, and the most meaty strikers

Why England would prefer to bat first in the NatWest Series final, and Kevin Pietersen's outstanding one-day record

01-Jul-2005•S Rajesh

Beginning with a bang, and wickets for a veteran

Beginning with a bang, and wickets for a veteran

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

24-Jun-2005•S Rajesh

Inzi the matchwinner, and super sweepers

Inzi the matchwinner, and super sweepers

Why Inzamam-ul-Haq is among the best in the world, and an analysis of the sweep stroke

17-Jun-2005•S Rajesh

The drivers, and Kaneria's case

The drivers, and Kaneria's case

The batsmen who are most adept at playing the drive in the V, and the Kaneria-Lara battle

10-Jun-2005•S Rajesh

Happy hookers, and Bangladesh's struggle

Happy hookers, and Bangladesh's struggle

The batsmen who get the most of the hook and pull shots, and what the stats say about Bangladesh

03-Jun-2005•S Rajesh

The fall of the Caribbean quicks

The fall of the Caribbean quicks

A statistical study of the decline of the West Indian fast bowlers over the last two-and-a-half decades

27-May-2005•S Rajesh

The cutting edge, and the Lara factor

The cutting edge, and the Lara factor

A look at the players who execute the square-cut better than the others, and West Indies' fortunes without Brian Lara

20-May-2005•S Rajesh

One-day wonders, and Boeta's run-spree

One-day wonders, and Boeta's run-spree

A look at batsmen who've preferred the one-day game to Test cricket, and Boeta Dippenaar's amazing run in ODIs

13-May-2005•S Rajesh

The masters of defence

The masters of defence

Who is the batsman with the most secure defence of all? And who resorts to defence only as the last option? Read on to find out

06-May-2005•S Rajesh

The cover-drive kings

The cover-drive kings

Who is the best cover-driver of all? And do left-handed batsmen really have an advantage? Here's an analysis

29-Apr-2005•S Rajesh

Overseas minnows, and Tendulkar's jinx

Overseas minnows, and Tendulkar's jinx

Sri Lanka's pathetic run outside the subcontinent, and Sachin Tendulkar's one-day runs in defeats

22-Apr-2005•S Rajesh

Subcontinental giants, and runs in defeats

Subcontinental giants, and runs in defeats

A look at teams visiting in the subcontinent, and Brian Lara's continued run-spree in West Indian defeats

22-Apr-2005•S Rajesh

South African stodges, and batting with the tail

South African stodges, and batting with the tail

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

08-Apr-2005•S Rajesh

Black Cap collapses, and the Brown Bradman

Black Cap collapses, and the Brown Bradman

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

01-Apr-2005•S Rajesh

McGrath walks the talk

McGrath walks the talk

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

25-Mar-2005•S Rajesh

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