The IPL Watcher

Snapshot of a batting line-up of numbers from IPL 2014

Why do batsmen not attempt to run until they are run out off the final ball of an innings, when it might bring an extra run for their team?

Kevin Pietersen gave his consent for Pragyan Ojha's inclusion as a replacement for the injured Praveen Kumar after the toss and the game got underway after a five-minute delay

A look at some one-sided partnerships in the IPL

Uthappa's outstanding IPL season and the possibility of an India recall.

The longest losing streaks in the IPL

A look at the biggest chases in the IPL

How MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers' IPL numbers stack up to show they are the best in finishing business

Certain teams have been very conservative with their batting order, giving their biggest hitters little crease time. The approach has backfired on Delhi Daredevils the most

Virender Sehwag has his first fifty of IPL 2014, and while his numbers compare favourably with his Indian counterparts in the tournament, he has not scored as quickly as he has done previously

A look at how Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings might be impacted by not having any games at their primary home venues

The muddled thought process at the auction resulted in Mumbai Indians left with not enough cash to buy solid domestic players

A look back on the players who have scored 40+ runs and taken four wickets or more in the same game, in the IPL

Yuvraj Singh, the 2014 IPL auction's most expensive buy, has made for terrible viewing so far in the tournament. Maybe it's time, for the sake of the player as well as his franchise, to bench him

An analysis of R Ashwin's performances against big-hitting batsmen in the IPL

Daredevils' bowling average of 46.28 isn't just the worst for any team this season; it's the worst by any team in any IPL season, and by quite a distance

A list of Indian players who made their debut in the IPL before playing domestic cricket

The IPL's auction system leaves overseas players such as Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera and Samuel Badree entirely at their franchises' mercy

Uncapped Indians have clearly outbowled their international counterparts, halfway into IPL 2014

Sunil Narine was taken for more than nine runs an over for only the third time in his IPL career in the match against Delhi Daredevils