Numbers Game

Unconventional and extraordinary

Virender Sehwag didn't play by the textbook, but he achieved incredible things over a career that lasted more than a decade

23-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

A match-winner in all conditions

India isn't renowned for producing many world-class seam and swing bowlers, but Zaheer Khan was clearly among the best during his best years

16-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

The Asian challenge for England's batsmen

Ian Bell's form could be a key factor for England if they are to reverse the results of 2012 in the UAE

09-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

The Azhar Ali answer to Pakistan's top-order woes

In Pakistan's Test history, no player batting in the top three positions has scored 4500 runs; Azhar Ali is well on course to becoming the first

02-Oct-2015•S Rajesh

Tough times for opening pairs

In the last five years, most teams have struggled to unearth stable and successful opening combinations, the one exception being Australia

25-Sep-2015•S Rajesh

Bad tourists

Over the last ten years, teams have lost more than twice as many matches as they have won when playing overseas, a record which is much worse than in earlier years

18-Sep-2015•S Rajesh

The new ODI template in England

Fifty-over games in England used to be relatively low-scoring, with the chasing team winning most often. That is no longer the case

11-Sep-2015•S Rajesh

Ishant and Prasad turn lethal, and the tail wags

Ishant Sharma and Dhammika Prasad seem to have both turned a corner in the last 18 months, while tail became top in the recent Sri Lanka-India series

04-Sep-2015•S Rajesh

Control C in the Ashes

Steven Smith, Chris Rogers and Joe Root were the leading run scorers in the Ashes, but another batsman had better control stats than all of them

28-Aug-2015•S Rajesh

A colossus who ticked all boxes

Kumar Sangakkara's stunning numbers over the last decade puts him right up among the very best batsmen the game has ever seen

20-Aug-2015•S Rajesh

The highs and lows of Michael Clarke

Over a career of more than 100 Tests, Clarke's numbers are outstanding along certain parameters, but quite ordinary along others

14-Aug-2015•S Rajesh

The batting challenge for India and Sri Lanka

The upcoming three-Test series will pit two teams whose batting line-ups have several questions to answer

07-Aug-2015•S Rajesh

The bat-first advantage in Tests

Since 2009, teams batting first have a win-loss ratio which is 61% higher than it was between 2000 and 2008

31-Jul-2015•S Rajesh

The Ian Bell conundrum

Since the beginning of 2012, Ian Bell averages 34.69 when batting in the top six; among regular top-order batsmen, only Shane Watson has a lower average

24-Jul-2015•S Rajesh

Smith v Root v Williamson v Kohli

They are clearly the next batting stars, and each of them has outstanding Test numbers since the beginning of 2013

17-Jul-2015•S Rajesh

Has fourth-innings batting become easier?

Are teams finding it easier to score big runs in the last innings, or was Pakistan's outstanding run-chase in Pallekele a one-off?

10-Jul-2015•S Rajesh

Anderson, Broad, and their Aussie battles

With the red Dukes ball, against Australia's current batting line-up, Stuart Broad has a much better record than James Anderson

03-Jul-2015•S Rajesh

The year of unprecedented home domination in ODIs

Also: A look at Bangladesh bowlers' many recent debut successes in one-dayers

26-Jun-2015•S Rajesh

New England setting the pace early

All sorts of batting records have been broken in the England-New Zealand ODI series, and the hosts' bold approach - especially in the first 30 - has been the main reason for this

19-Jun-2015•S Rajesh

Pakistan's terrible run in ODIs

They have a dismal 24-43 win-loss record against the top eight teams since January 2012, and batting has been their biggest worry

12-Jun-2015•S Rajesh

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