Numbers Game

One win, 45 defeats

West Indies have been woeful in overseas Tests against the top teams in the last 14 years. Their only win has come in South Africa, where they return for a three-Test series

12-Dec-2014•S Rajesh

Tough for spinners in Australia

Slow bowlers have struggled to make an impact in Australia over the last few years, and that's even truer for overseas offspinners

05-Dec-2014•S Rajesh

Misbah's Pakistan or Imran's Pakistan?

Pakistan have notched up some fine wins under Misbah-ul-Haq's leadership, but they haven't yet achieved consistent results outside the UAE

21-Nov-2014•S Rajesh

Rohit or Rahane for overseas opener?

Rohit Sharma has been outstanding as an opener in home ODIs, but his overseas numbers don't look quite as good

14-Nov-2014•S Rajesh

Bangladesh's star with bat and ball

In only 36 Tests Shakib Al Hasan has twice achieved the double of a century and a five-for in the same Test, a feat that Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee didn't achieve even once in their Test careers

07-Nov-2014•S Rajesh

Rewarding times for Hashim Amla

The rate at which Amla has accumulated ODI hundreds and MoM awards is among the fastest in history. And his runs-per-innings figure is easily the best of the lot

31-Oct-2014•S Rajesh

Younis Khan and the art of scoring hundreds

Out of 70 batsmen who've scored 15 or more Test hundreds only five are from Pakistan, but Younis Khan's appetite for hundreds matches that of some of the top contemporary batsmen

24-Oct-2014•S Rajesh

Spin challenge for Australia

On their last three tours to India, Australia have problems with spin - both bowling it and facing it. The series against Pakistan is an opportunity to prove they have learnt from those experiences

17-Oct-2014•S Rajesh

New rules, similar tempo

It's been almost two years since the four-outfielders rule was introduced, but while it has helped in boundary-hitting, the overall run rates haven't changed much

10-Oct-2014•S Rajesh

Why Ajmal will be missed in the UAE

Saeed Ajmal has taken almost a third of Pakistan's wickets in the Tests he has played, and since 2011 his combined record in Tests and ODIs is unmatched among spinners

03-Oct-2014•S Rajesh

Batting resurgence key to KKR's success

Prior to their 12-match winning streak, KKR had won only four of their previous 12. The bowling stats were better in the first phase, but the batting, led by Robin Uthappa, had led this revival

26-Sep-2014•S Rajesh

85 Tests, 70 defeats

Of the 85 Tests that Bangladesh have played so far, they've lost 70 and won just four. Those stats are easily the worst among all teams when they'd played as many Tests

19-Sep-2014•S Rajesh

Soaring in the 1980s, slumping in the 2000s

In their pomp, West Indies had a 53-13 win-loss record; in their last 99, it is 16-53. That, in a nutshell, shows how steep the decline has been

12-Sep-2014•S Rajesh

England's problems against spin

Unlike other teams which play spin better, England have lost too many wickets to slow bowlers in the middle overs, suggesting a riskier approach to scoring runs

05-Sep-2014•S Rajesh

Can keep, can bat

The modern wicketkeeper needs to be more than capable with the bat, and West Indies and Pakistan have had some success with them recently

29-Aug-2014•S Rajesh

From support act to lead role

For many years Rangana Herath was the ideal foil for Murali, but over the last four years he has become Sri Lanka's strike bowler

22-Aug-2014•S Rajesh

Big hundreds, a home superstar, and much more

Mahela Jayawardene had his problems overseas, but in home conditions he was outstanding, and for Sri Lanka he was a constant at No. 4 for 17 years

15-Aug-2014•S Rajesh

Opening pairs in a slump

The average opening partnership has fallen significantly in the last three years, and in 2014 it's lower than the averages for all the other wickets except the ninth and the tenth

08-Aug-2014•S Rajesh

An all-round ODI giant

Few players can boast the sort of numbers that Jacques Kallis achieved in ODIs; plus, he was Man-of-the-Match in the final when South Africa won their only ICC tournament

01-Aug-2014•S Rajesh

Bhuvneshwar on course for super series

Only 15 times in Test history has a player achieved the double of 300 runs and 20 wickets in a Test series. Going on current form, Bhuvneshwar could well be the 16th

25-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

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