Number of days left for the IPL to end. Also the decibel count at which Ravi Shastri shrieked at the opening ceremony. Divided by 10.
Apr 10, 2011

Number of people who know which cricketer is playing for which IPL side this season. Chances that people will have forgotten how crap Kolkata Knight Riders were: 0
Apr 5, 2011

Number of media outlets that will blame all player injuries in the next six months on the IPL. Number of these outlets that will be based in England: 10
May 25, 2009

Number of people who have noticed that Ali Campbell seems to have gone missing. Number of people who will miss him if he doesn't turn up at the final: 0
May 24, 2009

Likelihood, in per cent, that one of the children who accompanies the captains out for the toss at the final will come away with bleeding ears after Ravi Shastri ratchets the volume up to a level befitting the big game
May 23, 2009

Number of IPL closing ceremony organisers who thought Shilpa Shetty dancing to Slumdog Millionaire's "Jai Ho" at the event would be a fabulous idea. Number of fans who think the same: 9
May 22, 2009

Percentage of South Africa's population that was interviewed to testify how marvellous the IPL is, during the innings break. Percentage of those who were less than effusive but made it to the telecast: 0.
May 21, 2009

Number of players who will consider their World Twenty20 performance to be an audition for next year's IPL. Number of players who'll ask to be excused from Test series so they can play domestic Twenty20 and improve their chances to get an IPL contract: 27
May 20, 2009

Ratio of the amount of time Lalit Modi spends looking at his BlackBerry, while attending a game, to the amount of time he spends watching proceedings.
May 19, 2009

Number of times we've been informed during the tournament that Matthew Hayden is a big man. Number of times we've been told that he is surprisingly agile for a big man: 221.
May 18, 2009