The List

Ponting's Caribbean rut, and economical Agarkar

This week we look at how visiting players have performed in the West Indies in one-day internationals and Tests; we're focussing on current players, many of whom will be at the World Cup

28-Feb-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Bracken's 330-plus jinx, and Super Sanath

This week's focus is on bowlers and batsmen in tall run-chases and in low-scoring . We've defined a high run-chase to be in excess of 275 and small scores as totals lesser than 200

21-Feb-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

England's shock win, and tales of other upsets

This week's List features teams that have won tournaments after losing a lot of games and teams that have lost trophies after dominating for the major part

14-Feb-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Sangakkara's appetite for the huge hundred

The List looks at the batsmen who score really big when they pass hundred and those who have a higher average in innings below three-figures

07-Feb-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Waugh explodes in England, and Inzamam's slump

Everyone knows that Mohammad Yousuf had a fairytale 2006 during which he scored 1788 runs at 99.33. What escaped the scrutinising eyes of cricket pundits is that Inzamam-ul-Haq suffered a drastic slump in 2006 after his exploits in 2005

31-Jan-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Gibbs's opening dichotomy & Tendulkar in the middle

India are experimenting with their batting line-up by pushing Sachin Tendulkar down the order during the series against West Indies at home. In the past he hasn't done as well in the middle order

24-Jan-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

McGrath-Warne, Tendulkar-Dravid & other prolific pairs

The 1001 wickets that Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne scalped in 104 Tests is a statistic that received much attention in recent weeks. To put it in perspective, take a look at second place, occupied by Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas with 772 wicket

17-Jan-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Twinkling in the twilight

10-Jan-2007•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

England up against their 'worst venue'

This week's List is on how teams have fared at particular home and away venues and we've calculated the ground percentages by excluding the draws

13-Dec-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

England's unwanted records at Adelaide

England wrote themselves into several unwanted record books with a purposeless batting display on the fifth day of the Adelaide Test

06-Dec-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

The misers amid the carnage

After Anil Kumble conceded just 24 off ten overs as South Africa stacked up 274, the List looks at economical spells in high totals and profligate spells in low scores

29-Nov-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

A pocketful of Ashes trivia

The List plunges into 124 years of history and pull out some trivia ahead of the biggest-billed series in recent decades

22-Nov-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Ashes heroes

This week the List focuses on players who have the largest differences between their Ashes averages and career averages

15-Nov-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Will Dravid right his record against South Africa?

08-Nov-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Tendulkar's highs and lows against Australia

Sachin Tendulkar has an opportunity to right his poor record against South Africa on India's tour this November. The List looks at players who've struggled and done particularly well against specific opposition

01-Nov-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Captain Fantastic

When Stephen Fleming walks out for the toss with Younis Khan in New Zealand's Champions Trophy fixture against Pakistan, he will set a new world record

25-Oct-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Flourishing under floodlights

All the matches of the ongoing Champions Trophy are day-night affairs. Until recently, win-toss-and-bat used to be the mantra on Indian pitches but now teams have to factor in the dew that hampers bowling under lights

18-Oct-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Stage fright? What stage fright?

So Pakistan are without Inzamam-ul-Haq, their captain and highest runscorer, as they begin their quest for the Champions Trophy. Leaving captaincy aside The List says that Pakistan might not miss Inzamam the batsman much in such a big tournament

11-Oct-2006•Travis Basevi and George Binoy

Would you want to bowl at this team?

The List looks at the highest batting averages at each position for Tests and one-day internationals

04-Oct-2006•George Binoy

Coming good when it counts

This week we look at the best performers in knock-out matches which comprise of finals, semi-finals, quarter-finals

27-Sep-2006•George Binoy

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