Number of bookies who now frisk their clients for hidden camera equipment. Number of newspaper editors forcing their investigative reporters to swallow bugging devices: 89
Sep 19, 2010

Number of people in India who miss L Sivaramakrishnan's commentary during the Champions League. Number of people hoping Andrew Symonds and Sourav Ganguly settle the Sydney 2008 argument with a sprint across the Bullring: 8 million
Sep 14, 2010

In feet, the height that Mohammad Irfan can reach if he raised his arm upright. Number of human ladders needed to lift Umar Akmal to high five Irfan: 3.5
Sep 9, 2010

Number of insufferable Champions League advertisements that feature Indian movie star Amitabh Bachchan. Number of people who have decided to follow the tournament via internet to avoid such ads: 12 million.
Sep 4, 2010

Chances, in per cent, that Pakistan cricket will be so ravaged by the latest match-fixing allegations, they will take years to recover. Chances England's cricketers will be so utterly gutted by the whole sordid affair that it will scupper their preparations for the Ashes: 98
Aug 30, 2010

Estimation in years of US exiting Iraq; of New Zealand winning the football World Cup: 96; of the WIPA and WICB coming to a cordial agreement: 324.
Aug 25, 2010

Chances in per cent that the RSPCA will sign Graeme Swann up to be their poster boy. Number of people the Aussies have signed on to think of cat-related sledges to use against Swann for the Ashes: 47
Aug 20, 2010

Expected spike in sales, in per cent, of Sun Tzu reprints now that John Buchanan is back in business. Number of hotels in Australia that are widening the gaps between room doors and floors to enable dossiers to be slipped through easily: 29
Aug 15, 2010

Number of times Stuart Broad's misdemeanours will be overlooked. Times he won't be fined for sledging: 16; for kicking an opponent's shins: 23; for effecting a choke slam: 3.
Aug 10, 2010

Number of gold watches in Mohammad Yousuf's house. Those he received as retirement gifts: 5; as welcome-back gifts: 2; as a "please don't quit again": 1
Aug 5, 2010

Number of blades of grass the SSC pitch has had since it came into existence. Those that were allowed to grow beyond two days: 0
Jul 31, 2010

Number of IPL franchises who have met with India's external affairs minister offering to broker peace between India and Pakistan in hope of buying Mohammad Aamer in the next auction. Those who have approached the UN: 4.
Jul 26, 2010

Number of people who thought the thrust of Imran Khan's speech at the Spirit of Cricket lecture - that fast bowlers are overworked - was original and interesting. Number of those people excluding Imran Khan and his speechwriter: 0
Jul 21, 2010

Number, in millions, of people who are upset that Dhoni dared to get an endorsement contract bigger than Sachin Tendulkar's. Number who are even now drafting letters to editors about how fat deals are to blame for the Indian team's downfall: 943 million
Jul 16, 2010

Number of would-be agents who're advising Steven Smith to start texting random women, eating large quantities of pizza and playing poker, so as to develop the aura requisite for a blond Australian legspinner
Jul 11, 2010

Number of Australian fans who thought Peter George was actually two players: Peter Siddle and George Bailey; those in the Australian team who had to look up his profile on Cricinfo to see who he was: 15
Jul 6, 2010

Percentage increase in John Howard's popularity in Australia after his rejection as ICC vice-president. Number of proposals by Kevin Rudd supporters in the Labour government to attempt the same: 56.
Jul 1, 2010

Number of English people who've noticed that England have gotten rather good at limited-overs cricket. Number of people who haven't noticed because the football side has been busy being mostly rubbish: 490 million.
Jun 26, 2010

Decibel levels in the Kochi and Pune franchise HQs after it was learnt Kings XI owners are willing to sell their franchise for U$S250 million three months after the two bought theirs for over $330million.
Jun 21, 2010

Number in millions of Indians who are excited about India v Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Those who like it because of the traditional rivalry: 10; for Shoaib Akhtar's return: 20; for getting to watch their side against a team other than Sri Lanka: 803
Jun 16, 2010